Kaley has a big presentation at work.Afterward,her boss tells her she did a terrible job and fires her immediately.Given what you know about the self-serving bias,how will Kaley explain this situation?
A) I did poorly on this presentation because I am stupid.
B) I did poorly on this presentation because the topic was confusing and my boss did not give me enough time to complete it.
C) I did well on this presentation because I am a good public speaker and I am smart.
D) I did well on this presentation because it was easy and my boss did most of the work.

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Kaley is likely to attribute her poor performance to external factors, such as the complexity of the topic and lack of time provided by her boss, rather than on her own abilities or intelligence. This is an example of the self-serving bias, where individuals tend to attribute their successes to internal factors (i.e. personal abilities), but their failures to external factors (i.e. situational circumstances).

Kaley Has a Big Presentation at Work