Question

Whenever anyone praises Mark for his good performance, he has the tendency to attribute his success to his personal qualities such as his ability to thrive under pressure and his eye for detail. However, any negative performance feedback is always met with excuses such as unsupportive team members or insufficient time. This is an example of the ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Self serving bias

Explanation: In simple words, it refers to the attribute of an individual to take the credit of every positive event themselves, whereas in case of negative events such individuals tends to blame external factors.

In the given case, Mark attributes his success as the outcome of his personality and blames his team or other such factors in case of negative results.

Hence from the above we can conclude that the given case illustrate self serving bias.