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<html><iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NkpXMxt4f3s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>'''A self-serving bias occurs when we interpret the world in a way that is beneficial to our sense of self. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it often is.''' | <html><iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NkpXMxt4f3s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>'''A self-serving bias occurs when we interpret the world in a way that is beneficial to our sense of self. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it often is.''' | ||
[[File:Self serving bias.png|alt=Self serving bias|thumb|Self serving bias]]This leads individuals to attributing positive events and successes to their own character and conversely, attribute negative events and failures to external factors beyond their control (See '''Figure 1'''). | [[File:Self serving bias.png|alt=Self serving bias|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Self serving bias favours positive outcomes.]]This leads individuals to attributing positive events and successes to their own character and conversely, attribute negative events and failures to external factors beyond their control (See '''Figure 1'''). | ||
==== Practical examples ==== | ==== Practical examples ==== | ||
Self-serving bias is exhibited at work in such examples as to when someone says they were hired for a position because of personal factors, like their exceptional resume or other sterling qualities. But if they don’t get the job, then it’s because of some external factor besides their own shortcomings, like an incompetent organization or a short-sighted hiring manager. In the eyes of someone suffering from self-serving bias, it’s never their fault. | Self-serving bias is exhibited at work in such examples as to when someone says they were hired for a position because of personal factors, like their exceptional resume or other sterling qualities. But if they don’t get the job, then it’s because of some external factor besides their own shortcomings, like an incompetent organization or a short-sighted hiring manager. In the eyes of someone suffering from self-serving bias, it’s never their fault. | ||
It's often due to the ego, self aggrandising or conversely, avoiding the [[cognitive dissonance]] of failure. | It's often due to the ego, self aggrandising or conversely, avoiding the [[cognitive dissonance]] of failure. | ||
Revision as of 09:56, 10 July 2023
A self-serving bias occurs when we interpret the world in a way that is beneficial to our sense of self. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it often is.
This leads individuals to attributing positive events and successes to their own character and conversely, attribute negative events and failures to external factors beyond their control (See Figure 1).
Practical examples
Self-serving bias is exhibited at work in such examples as to when someone says they were hired for a position because of personal factors, like their exceptional resume or other sterling qualities. But if they don’t get the job, then it’s because of some external factor besides their own shortcomings, like an incompetent organization or a short-sighted hiring manager. In the eyes of someone suffering from self-serving bias, it’s never their fault.
It's often due to the ego, self aggrandising or conversely, avoiding the cognitive dissonance of failure.