The pressure of social roles and the presence of demands for obedience have been cited to explain events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, where U.S. soldiers tortured and humiliated Iraqis in 2004. This explanation given by Americans for America's own failures reflects the:

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The self-serving bias is a common psychological tendency to attribute one's successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors. In the context of the Abu Ghraib prison events, attributing the torture and humiliation of Iraqis by U.S. soldiers to the pressure of social roles and demands for obedience, rather than to the individuals' own decisions or moral failings, is an example of self-serving bias. This bias helps individuals or groups maintain a positive self-image by externalizing blame for negative actions.

The Pressure of Social Roles and the Presence of Demands