Asked by Brent Carter on Sep 24, 2024
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Streufert and Streufert (1969) had pairs of participants play a tactical economics game against another "team" (actually a computer) .Teams were given either success or failure feedback and then rated how much their performance was the result of their team or of the other team.This research was cited as a demonstration of ______.
A) in-group/out-group bias
B) self-handicapping
C) the self-serving bias
D) belief perseverance
Self-serving Bias
A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors and failures to external factors.
In-group/out-group Bias
Describes the tendency to favor members of one's own group (the in-group) over those from different groups (the out-group), often leading to prejudice and discrimination.
- Describe the self-serving bias and its demonstration through experimental research.
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Carissa Summersabout 8 hours ago
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The research described in the question is a classic demonstration of the self-serving bias, as participants tend to attribute their successes to internal factors (i.e., their own team's skill or strategy) and their failures to external factors (i.e., the other team's luck or mistakes). The other answer choices are not supported by the information provided.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the self-serving bias and its demonstration through experimental research.
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