Which of the following is an example of self-serving bias?

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Which of the following is an example of self-serving bias?​

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Consider the concept of self-serving bias, which involves taking credit for one's successes while blaming external factors for failures. 
Option 1: Alice gets a high grade on an exam and thinks “my teacher is a really easy grader!” This attributes the success to an external factor (the teacher's leniency) rather than to Alice's own ability, which does not align with self-serving bias as the classic pattern. 
Option 2: Leonard scores a goal in a soccer match and credits his teammates’ for their excellent playing strategy. Here, Leonard is attributing success to others, not taking credit himself, which is the opposite of self-serving bias. 
Option 3: Emily sees Xavier trip and fall, and she assumes Xavier is clumsy. This is a dispositional attribution about someone else’s ability or personality, not about one’s own success or failure, and is not about self-serving bias either. 
Option 4: Jesse falsely believes that he contributed more to a group project than he really did. This reflects taking personal credit for a group achievement, an internal attribution for success that fits the self-serving bias pattern. 
Thus, Option 4 demonstrates self-serving bias, while the other options show attributions that either blame others, externalize success, or generalize personality traits rather than focusing on self-serving credit.

PSYCH 3325 AU2025 (37320) Practice Exam

Which of the following is an example of self-serving bias?

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Which of the following is an example of self-serving bias?​

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PSYCH 3325 AU2025 (37320) Practice Exam

Which of the following is an example of self-serving bias?