Yoko was late for work because traffic was particularly heavy. When she arrived at the office, she apologized to her boss, insisting that it was her fault for being late; if she had been less lazy, it wouldn't have happened. According to the box "Culture and Human Behavior: Explaining Failure and Murder: Culture and Attributional Biases," blaming an accidental occurrence on an internal, personal disposition rather than on situational factors is called the:

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Kylie Allen

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26 October, 01:57

Yoko was late for work because traffic was particularly heavy. When she arrived at the office, she apologized to her boss, insisting that it was her fault for being late; if she had been less lazy, it wouldn't have happened. According to the box "Culture and Human Behavior: Explaining Failure and Murder: Culture and Attributional Biases," blaming an accidental occurrence on an internal, personal disposition rather than on situational factors is called the:

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Trace Keith · Answer 1

The correct answer is that blaming an accidental occurence on an internal personal disposition rather than on situational factors is called a Self-Serving Bias.

Explanation:

This term is used when people try to use excuse to protect their esteem and not take responsabilities of their actions.