Multiple Choice
According to attribution theory, a person who interrupts during a conversation is most likely perceived to be displaying which of the following characteristics?
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12. Social Psychology
Attributions
Multiple Choice
Athletes often attribute their losses to bad officiating. This best illustrates which of the following attributional biases?
A
Self-serving bias
B
Actor-observer bias
C
Just-world hypothesis
D
Fundamental attribution error
Verified step by step guidance1
Step 1: Understand the concept of attributional biases, which are systematic errors people make when trying to explain the causes of behavior or events.
Step 2: Define the self-serving bias as the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors (like ability or effort) and failures to external factors (such as bad luck or unfair treatment).
Step 3: Recognize that athletes blaming losses on bad officiating is an example of attributing failure to an external cause, protecting their self-esteem.
Step 4: Contrast this with other biases: actor-observer bias involves different attributions for self versus others; just-world hypothesis is the belief that people get what they deserve; fundamental attribution error is overemphasizing internal causes for others' behavior.
Step 5: Conclude that the scenario best illustrates the self-serving bias because the athletes are protecting their self-image by blaming external factors for their losses.
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