Which of the following would be an example of the group-serving bias?
A) Cheryl believes that women are unemployed because of discrimination, while men are unemployed because of low motivation.
B) Sue believes that members of her own family are prejudiced, while her husband's family is tolerant.
C) Chuck believes that mistakes made by both men and women are due to low intelligence.
D) Bill believes that groups outperform individuals when solving problems.

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The group-serving bias refers to the tendency to explain successes of one's own group to internal factors (such as talent or effort) while attributing failures to external factors (such as bad luck or discrimination). In option A, Cheryl attributes the success of men to internal factors (low motivation) while attributing the failure of women to external factors (discrimination), which is an example of group-serving bias. The other options do not demonstrate the group-serving bias.

Which of the Following Would Be an Example of the Group-Serving