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When Joe did really well on his first sales presentation, he said it was because he worked hard on it. When he did poorly on his second sales presentation, he said it was because the computer and projector were not working properly. Joe’s explanations about his two sales presentations reveal a

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Self serving bias

Step-by-step explanation:

Self serving biases are explanitons that people form when a situation has an unfavorable outcome. Instead of blaming themselves, individuals will find an external factor to blame for their failures, in this case the external factor is the computer/projector, while in reality it is joe who is to blame for his short comings.

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