Which Statement About Self-Serving Bias Is FALSE

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which statement about self-serving bias is FALSE?

• A) People with a self-serving bias take credit for behavior that results in positive outcomes.
• B) People with a self-serving bias place blame on others for negative outcomes.
• C) A self-serving bias is not adaptive and can eventually increase the likelihood of failure when we overestimate our abilities.
• D) People with a self-serving bias make attributions that are the opposite of those generated by people with a pessimistic explanatory style.

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