In self-serving bias, people tend to attribute their personal successes to ______ factors and attribute their personal failures to ______ factors.

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Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal or dispositional factors (such as skill or hard work) and one's failures to external or situational factors (such as bad luck or difficult circumstances). Therefore, the best choice is C, dispositional factors for personal successes and situational factors for personal failures.

In Self-Serving Bias, People Tend to Attribute Their Personal Successes