Psych 2410
Assignment 2
Arveen Mayordomo
Student Number: 769575
Question 1
The focus of this paper is to discuss the concepts of self-serving bias and explain how these concepts influence a positive view of oneself. The first paragraph of this essay discusses how Eric’s attributions contribute to his positive self-image through self-serving attributions and the self-serving bias. The second paragraph discusses how Eric’s view of others affect his internal attributions and confidence. The following paragraph elaborates on how Eric’s perception of himself at a different time can affect his confidence. The last paragraph explains how his preparations for school and sports contribute to his positivity. In conjunction these biases work together …show more content…
The self-serving bias states that there is a tendency in which a person views himself more favourably than others. Self-serving bias explains why Eric believes he is better than his peers in terms of academic and athletic ability. The self-serving bias promotes an increase in his self-esteem, as Eric would think that he is exceptional. High-esteem people are more likely to savour successes for longer periods of time than low-esteem people. This is a trait observed about the self-serving bias, since it is known to be adaptive. Eric’s opinion of others’ attitudes is also linked with his overconfidence due to the false consensus effect and the actor/ observer effect. The false consensus effect states that there is a strong tendency to overestimate the amount of people who share the same ideas. The actor/observer effect explains how a person creates external attributions when asked to judge their own behaviour, and how they create internal attributions when asked to judge the behaviour of others. Eric would blame his failure towards external factors but when explaining why others failed, he would say that it was because of his peer’s internal attributes. This explains the notion in which Eric believes that he is better than his classmates as he attributes his classmates’ failure with their own attributes. Eric’s confidence is fortified by the false consensus effect by assuming that his peers hold the same beliefs. If Eric fails a test at school he would assume that the test was unfair. Eric assumes that his peers share the idea about the test. This effectively nullifies any negative implications towards Eric’s confidence by making Eric believe that everyone shared his belief. Egocentric bias in attributions also affect Eric’s comparison of himself and other people. There is an egocentric bias towards positive events, since it is easier to recall our own actions rather
Assignment 2
Arveen Mayordomo
Student Number: 769575
Question 1
The focus of this paper is to discuss the concepts of self-serving bias and explain how these concepts influence a positive view of oneself. The first paragraph of this essay discusses how Eric’s attributions contribute to his positive self-image through self-serving attributions and the self-serving bias. The second paragraph discusses how Eric’s view of others affect his internal attributions and confidence. The following paragraph elaborates on how Eric’s perception of himself at a different time can affect his confidence. The last paragraph explains how his preparations for school and sports contribute to his positivity. In conjunction these biases work together …show more content…
The self-serving bias states that there is a tendency in which a person views himself more favourably than others. Self-serving bias explains why Eric believes he is better than his peers in terms of academic and athletic ability. The self-serving bias promotes an increase in his self-esteem, as Eric would think that he is exceptional. High-esteem people are more likely to savour successes for longer periods of time than low-esteem people. This is a trait observed about the self-serving bias, since it is known to be adaptive. Eric’s opinion of others’ attitudes is also linked with his overconfidence due to the false consensus effect and the actor/ observer effect. The false consensus effect states that there is a strong tendency to overestimate the amount of people who share the same ideas. The actor/observer effect explains how a person creates external attributions when asked to judge their own behaviour, and how they create internal attributions when asked to judge the behaviour of others. Eric would blame his failure towards external factors but when explaining why others failed, he would say that it was because of his peer’s internal attributes. This explains the notion in which Eric believes that he is better than his classmates as he attributes his classmates’ failure with their own attributes. Eric’s confidence is fortified by the false consensus effect by assuming that his peers hold the same beliefs. If Eric fails a test at school he would assume that the test was unfair. Eric assumes that his peers share the idea about the test. This effectively nullifies any negative implications towards Eric’s confidence by making Eric believe that everyone shared his belief. Egocentric bias in attributions also affect Eric’s comparison of himself and other people. There is an egocentric bias towards positive events, since it is easier to recall our own actions rather