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The video explores self-serving bias, where individuals view themselves positively, attributing successes to themselves and failures to external factors. It discusses the better-than-average effect, where people rate themselves above average, and the fundamental attribution error, where others' actions are attributed to their character rather than circumstances. Brain activity related to these biases is examined, showing that self-serving bias is rewarding. Strategies to avoid these biases include awareness and understanding of their impact on perception.

What is self-serving bias?

• A tendency to blame others for one's own mistakes

• A tendency to attribute successes to oneself and failures to external factors

• A tendency to underestimate one's own abilities

• A tendency to view oneself negatively

What does the better-than-average effect describe?

• The belief that everyone is equally skilled

• The belief that others are better than oneself

• The tendency to rate oneself as below average

• The tendency to rate oneself as above average

In the study of married couples, what was a common finding?

• Couples did not participate in shared tasks

• Couples overestimated their contributions

• Couples underestimated their contributions

• Couples accurately estimated their contributions

What part of the brain is associated with self-serving bias?

• The amygdala

• The hippocampus

• The prefrontal cortex

• The dorsal striatum

What is the fundamental attribution error?

• The tendency to attribute others' actions to their personality rather than situational factors

• The tendency to underestimate the influence of personality on oneself

• The tendency to attribute one's own actions to situational factors

• The tendency to overestimate the influence of external factors on others

What is the availability heuristic?

• The tendency to remember rare events more vividly

• The tendency to think an event is more common if it is easily recalled

• The tendency to forget common events

• The tendency to overestimate the frequency of rare events

How can awareness of biases help individuals?

• It can reduce the likelihood of committing biases

• It has no effect on bias

• It can make individuals more likely to commit biases

• It can eliminate all biases