Question

Yoko was late for work because traffic was particularly heavy. When she arrived at the office, she apologized to her boss, insisting that it was her fault for being late; if she had been less lazy, it wouldn't have happened. According to the box "Culture and Human Behavior: Explaining Failure and Murder: Culture and Attributional Biases," blaming an accidental occurrence on an internal, personal disposition rather than on situational factors is called the:

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is that blaming an accidental occurence on an internal personal disposition rather than on situational factors is called a Self-Serving Bias.

Explanation:

This term is used when people try to use excuse to protect their esteem and not take responsabilities of their actions.