Martin received a standing ovation when he presented last quarter's results at work. He claims it was due to all his hard work and hours he put into the project. However, when later down the road he was written up for missing a deadline on a different project, he claimed it was because there wasn't enough time and his teammate was not being cooperative to finish the project. This phenomenon is called:Question 11Select one:a.Fundamental attribution errorb.Actor-observing biasc.Attribution biasd.Self-serving biase.None of the above
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Martin received a standing ovation when he presented last quarter's results at work. He claims it was due to all his hard work and hours he put into the project. However, when later down the road he was written up for missing a deadline on a different project, he claimed it was because there wasn't enough time and his teammate was not being cooperative to finish the project. This phenomenon is called:Question 11Select one:a.Fundamental attribution errorb.Actor-observing biasc.Attribution biasd.Self-serving biase.None of the above
Solution
This phenomenon is called: d. Self-serving bias.
This is because Martin is attributing his success to his own efforts and hard work (internal factors), but blaming his failure on external factors (lack of time, uncooperative teammate). This is a classic example of self-serving bias, where individuals attribute positive events to their own character but attribute negative events to external factors.
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