Joseph thinks he is an excellent driver and thinks very highly of himself overall. Today,
Joseph ran over his niece's bicycle with his car. Because he considers himself such a good
driver, he refuses to take responsibility for the damaged bike.
Instead, he blames his
niece for leaving her bike in the driveway. Explain Joseph's behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
Joseph is applying a kind of attribution known as self-serving bias to assign causation for his behavior and his
niece's behavior.
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