The tendency for people to take personal credit for their good actions, but blame the situation for their mistakes, is known as the:
A) fundamental attribution error.
B) just-world bias
C) validity effect.
D) self-serving bias.

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The tendency for people to take credit for their good actions but blame the situation for their mistakes is known as the self-serving bias. This bias protects our self-esteem by attributing positive outcomes to our own abilities, but negative outcomes to external factors beyond our control.

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