Question

Kumi, your coworker, has been working on his taxes for the last two months. If Kumi gets a larger-than-average tax return this year, he is likely to believe that it happened because of an ___________ cause, such as ________ . Kumi’s perception is being influenced by the _________ .

Answer 1

internal; his superior financial skills; self serving bias

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Answer 2

Internal; superior financial skills; self-serving bias

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Kumi, larger than average tax return is received due to some internal changes and the reason could be his extraordinary financial skills which resulted in such returns. Similarly, actions are motivated by self-biases that is why if something good happens, he tries to take all the credit for it and blames others for wrongdoings. He is a person who's thought the process is encouraged by self-esteem.