Question

Whenever Jane is successful she takes full credit for what has happened, but whenever she is unsuccessful she attributes her failure to bad luck or blames one of her fellow employees. She is guilty of:________. .A) fundamental attribution errorB) attribution biasC) the halo effectD) distinctivenessE) self-serving bias

Answer 1

Answer:

E) self-serving bias

Explanation:

Self-serving bias is a type of cognitive bias in which an individual tends to attribute positive and favorable outcomes as consequences of their own action or quality, while they tend to absolve themselves if the case of any negative outcome or events that are not favorable, hence, they attribute such to the action of others or external forces. People who exhibit this cognitive bias, usually do so to boost their confidence or enhance their self-esteem.

Answer 2

Answer: Self serving bias.

Explanation:

Jane has a self serving bias, therefore this make her always want to blame her failures on any other factor except herself. An individual with a self serving bias finds it very easy to claim that they are responsible for their success, and easy to blame failures and setbacks they experience on external factors.