Which of the Following Is the BEST Definition for Self-Serving

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the BEST definition for self-serving heuristics?

• A) A description of the patient that provides information on their life situation, current problems, and a set of hypotheses.
• B) Involve judgments that are systematically different from what a person should conclude based on logic or probability.
• C) Mental shortcuts that make decision-making easier and faster, but tend to result in errors in decision-making.
• D) A tendency to take more personal credit for successes than for failures, by attributing success, but not failure, to internal, stable, and global causes.

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Definitions:

Correlated

A statistical relationship between two variables whereby changes in one variable are associated with changes in another.

Mental Speed

The rapidity with which an individual can process information, often associated with cognitive abilities and intelligence.

Working Memory Capacity

The amount of information an individual can hold in their working memory, crucial for reasoning and the guidance of decision-making and behavior.

Raven's Progressive Matrices

A nonverbal group test typically used to measure abstract reasoning and regarded as a good estimate of fluid intelligence.