The self-serving attributional bias: Beyond self-presentation
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Under private conditions, a strong self-serving bias is found.
“Under these private conditions, a strong self-serving bias was found.”
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- Authors
- Greenberg, J., Pyszczynski, T., & Solomon, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas (US)
- Montana State University (US)
- Skidmore College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Greenberg, Jeff
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1982-01
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 56-67
- ISSN
- 0022-1031 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1966222484
- Cited by
- 156
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 17.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- self-serving bias, causal attribution, outcome favorability, self-presentation, self-assessment
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