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Unit 9 – Social Psychology
Topic 9.1
How does the self-serving bias support the concept of ego defense mechanism in psychoanalysis?
Both theories argue that individuals tend to explain their own and others' behaviors with environmental factors.
Both concepts suggest that individuals often attribute success to their own abilities and failures to external factors for self-protection and preservation.
Self-serving bias refers to blaming others for our failures, while ego defense mechanisms propose attributing personal successes to luck.
Self-serving bias supports that individuals blame their failures on their own lack of ability, while ego defense mechanism suggests blaming others.
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AP Psychology - 9.1 Attribution Theory and Person Perception
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