Attribution
Claim about the cause of someones behavior. Can be person focussed or situation focussed (person-bias)
Self-fulfilling prophecies / Pygmalion effects
The beliefs and expectations that others have of a person. Influencing that persons self concept and behavior
Self-serving attributional bias
Tendency to attribute successes to yourself and failure to external circumstances.
Cognitive dissonance
Mechanism built in the working mind that creates an uncomfortable feeling when having a sense of inconsistency