Rather Than Mention the Minimal Effort He Had Put into the Assignment

question 42

Multiple Choice

Rather than mention the minimal effort he had put into the assignment, Jeremy told his manager that he lost the client because it was the wrong time of year to ask for new business. Jeremy attributed his failure to an external factor which is an example of

• A) the halo principle.
• B) self-serving bias.
• C) the contrast effect.
• D) the Pollyanna principle.

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