Question

On the first day of class, your teacher walked in and told everyone to look to the left and to the right at the people sitting next to them, because at the end of the semester only one of them would still be in the class with a passing grade. The teacher stated a
a. self-fulfilling prophecy.
b. race/ethnicity stereotype.
c. self-serving bias.
d. fundamental attribution bias.
e. recency effect.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is C

Explanation:

Self serving bias is the procedure of perceptual which is deform by the requirement or the need for maintaining and enhance the self- esteem or the tendency in order to perceive oneself in a manner which is favorable .

In this scenario, when the teacher enters the class on its first day, it directly states the children that by the end of the semester only one of them would in the class with the passing grade. Therefore, teacher states the self serving bias.