Josephine is on a four-person project team in her management class.The team produces four reports during the term,and each person leads one of these projects.The project Josephine leads earned an A,while the team receives Cs on the other three reports. Josephine believes that her project was successful was because of her leadership abilities,while the other projects were not as good because of the inadequate skills of the other team members.She demonstrates ______ in her beliefs.
A) negativity bias
B) self-serving bias
C) central tendency
D) halo effect
E) leniency effect

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Josephine is exhibiting self-serving bias because she is attributing the success of her project to her own leadership abilities while blaming the other team members for the failures of the other projects. This bias allows individuals to take credit for their successes and distance themselves from their failures.

Josephine Is on a Four-Person Project Team in Her Management