People sometimes work together on a project and later decide who should get the most credit.According to research by Ross and colleagues (1979),this decision often entails ________ one's own contributions to joint projects.Moreover,this tendency arises from ________.
A) overestimating; self-enhancement motives
B) overestimating; the availability heuristic
C) underestimating; self-enhancement motives
D) underestimating; the availability heuristic

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Ross and colleagues (1979) found that people tend to overestimate their own contributions to joint projects due to the availability heuristic, where individuals recall their own contributions more easily than those of others.

People Sometimes Work Together on a Project and Later Decide