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Peer reviewedUrban, Mark S.; Witt, Alan L. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Discusses the self-serving bias effect and its motivational explanation, which suggests individuals minimize other group member's responsibility for success and maximize it for failure. Reports findings of a study, involving 96 undergraduates, that demonstrates only partial self-serving bias. Considers how minimal feedback on attributions…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Egocentrism, Failure
