The self-serving bias
A) may involve providing excuses for one's own behaviour.
B) suggests that we will provide dispositional reasons for our failures.
C) suggests that we will provide situational reasons for our successes.
D) may lead one to provide phony compliments when things go well for others.
E) may lead one to attribute their own thoughts and feelings to others.
Ans: A) may involve providing excuses for one's own behaviour.
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