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GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 40

Social Psychology · Social Perception: Attribution, impression formation, social categorization, implicit personality theory · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The statement “I can do no wrong, but, you can do no right”, refers to _______________.

  1. The self-serving bias
  2. The self-other bias
  3. The other-self bias
  4. The other- serving bias

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Correct answer: (A) The self-serving bias

Explanation

Taking credit for good outcomes and blaming others for the bad ones is the self-serving bias.