Lucas Always Seems to "Know" Exactly What to Do in Any

question 89

Multiple Choice

Lucas always seems to "know" exactly what to do in any given situation. At least that's what he'll tell you. But his ideas don't always work and his overall performance as scored by his supervisor isn't nearly as great as he thinks it is. Lucas is exhibiting the ________.

• A) selective perception bias
• B) the anchoring effect
• C) self-serving bias
• D) overconfidence bias

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Definitions:

Internal Locus

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