Answer to Question #148696 in Psychology for zainub

Question

Altamash failed in his exams because he didn’t study. He told his family that he failed because his teacher didn’t like him and couldn’t teach him well
defence mechanisn
justification and identifiaction

Answer 1

Defence mechanism

Altamash applies self serving bias to blame his teacher when he fails on his exams and gives himself credit when good things happen. Although it can mean evading personal responsibility for his actions, self-serving bias is a defense mechanism that protects your self-esteem.