self serving bias

computer and self-serving bias

empirical investigation demonstrated that people may attribute the cause of task success to an ager, and may hold themselves responsible for task failure

faces of self-serving bias

ethics, professional competence, virtues, driving intelligence, parental support, health

self concept vs peer descriptive

more removed an individual is from somebody, see less of self-serving effect

self-serving bias as Maladaptive

unhappier, leads to blaming, poisons groups, inflates peoples judgement of their group (discrimination)

thinking of negatives

don't take credit for failures and blame external factors for failures

self fulfilling prophecy

A belief that leads to its own fulfillment. we think something is going to happen, change our attitude to match outcome

self-serving bias

A readiness to perceive oneself favorably. people see themselves better than average

self-serving bias as Adaptive

high esteem helps with stressful situations, stress, motivates, and improves resiliency to depression

thinking of positives

take credit for successes and that outside forces did not have a factor