Question

In "The Breakfast Club", Claire tells John Bender that he criticizes their activity groups because he is really afraid that he will not be accepted into those groups. Which principle does this illustrate? A. Self-Serving Bias B. Actor-Observer Effect C. Fundamental Attribution Error D. Contact Hypothesis

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A

Self-convenience bias is the name given to a type of cognitive bias - that is, a mental phenomenon characterized by flaws in our logical reasoning - that affects all human beings, to a lesser or greater degree. By definition, it can be said that the bias of self-convenience is a way of distorting reality in order to maintain our high self-esteem or favorable self-image.

Whenever the real world confronts you with an event that threatens your self-esteem, there is the possibility that this bias may be used to relieve discomfort.