The Tendency to Underestimate the Influence of External Factors and Overestimate

question 76

Multiple Choice

The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgments about the behaviour of others is termed:

• A)self-serving bias.
• B)selective perception.
• C)consistency.
• D)fundamental attribution error.

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