Beth,Ramon and Nandini just walked out of the office where they delivered a mock commercial for a proposed client's cereal.Beth says to her co-presenters,"I'm so sorry I messed up during the presentation.I really did not mean to put up the slide with last year's cereal box on it instead of the one for this year.I know we won't get the account now,and it's all my fault." Beth is exhibiting
A)self-enhancement bias.
B)false consensus error.
C)self-effacement bias.
D)stereotypes.

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Beth is exhibiting self-effacement bias by taking personal responsibility for the failure of the presentation and attributing the mistake to herself. This bias involves individuals' tendency to attribute their failures to internal factors such as their own abilities or lack thereof, and their successes to external factors such as luck or help from others.

Beth,Ramon and Nandini Just Walked Out of the Office Where