Self-Serving Bias
Response Paper 2
1. How would you explain the similarities and differences between fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias to someone who was not familiar with the two concepts?
Fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias are similar in that they both are errors made using perception. Fundamental attribution error deals with wrongly explaining a behavior based on some factors that are internal. It can also be explained as over exaggerating a reason behind a person’s behavior or actions. For example, saying the reason that a person isn’t tying his or her shoe lace is because he or she is lazy. This is wrongly labelling a person with a particular characteristic trait based on limited information.
Self-serving bias is when an individual takes credit for good things that happen, and blame factors other than themselves when bad things happen to them. In other word, if someone good happens it’s a result of a positive trait from their character, but when something bad happens it is a result of a negative outside force. For example, saying you won the race because you’re a hard worker, and saying you lost the race because your coach is a moron. By doing this, you are taking credit for the good result (winning the race), and avoiding the responsibility for the not so good result (losing the race).
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When assigning attribution we are making conclusions on the reason a certain person acted a certain way or did a certain thing. I have attributed self-serving bias many times before. One example is a time I made a cake with my little sister. The cake didn’t come out as good as it should have, so when we tasted it I blamed the fact that it wasn’t good on my little sister not following instructions. This was self-serving bias because I blamed a negative outcome on something other than myself even though the cake not tasting as good could have actually been my
1. How would you explain the similarities and differences between fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias to someone who was not familiar with the two concepts?
Fundamental attribution error and self-serving bias are similar in that they both are errors made using perception. Fundamental attribution error deals with wrongly explaining a behavior based on some factors that are internal. It can also be explained as over exaggerating a reason behind a person’s behavior or actions. For example, saying the reason that a person isn’t tying his or her shoe lace is because he or she is lazy. This is wrongly labelling a person with a particular characteristic trait based on limited information.
Self-serving bias is when an individual takes credit for good things that happen, and blame factors other than themselves when bad things happen to them. In other word, if someone good happens it’s a result of a positive trait from their character, but when something bad happens it is a result of a negative outside force. For example, saying you won the race because you’re a hard worker, and saying you lost the race because your coach is a moron. By doing this, you are taking credit for the good result (winning the race), and avoiding the responsibility for the not so good result (losing the race).
2. Please …show more content…
When assigning attribution we are making conclusions on the reason a certain person acted a certain way or did a certain thing. I have attributed self-serving bias many times before. One example is a time I made a cake with my little sister. The cake didn’t come out as good as it should have, so when we tasted it I blamed the fact that it wasn’t good on my little sister not following instructions. This was self-serving bias because I blamed a negative outcome on something other than myself even though the cake not tasting as good could have actually been my