The resistance bias is the tendency for people to perceive themselves as personally and situationally similar to someone who is having difficulty or trouble,and therefore,to use external attributions to explain the person's behaviour.

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Resistance bias refers to the tendency to resist changing one's beliefs or decisions in light of new information, not to the tendency to perceive oneself as similar to someone in difficulty and use external attributions to explain their behavior.

The Resistance Bias Is the Tendency for People to Perceive