The Tendency to Deny Personal Responsibility for Performance Problems but to Accept

question 39

Multiple Choice

The tendency to deny personal responsibility for performance problems but to accept personal responsibility for performance success is known as:

• A) fundamental attribution error.
• B) central attribution error.
• C) indigenous bias.
• D) inward attribution error.
• E) self-serving bias.

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Definitions:

Promissory Note

A monetary tool that carries a formal commitment from one party to another to pay a specific amount of money, either immediately upon request or at a predetermined future time.

Non-interest-bearing

A financial term describing a debt or loan that does not accrue interest over time.

Simple Interest

A method of calculating the interest charge on a loan based on the original principal balance and not on accumulated interest.

T-bill

A short-term government security with maturity periods ranging from a few days to 52 weeks.