A self-serving bias is a tendency to attribute our positive outcomes to ____ and negative outcomes to ____.
A) situational causes; dispositional causes
B) dispositional causes; situational causes
C) consensus; uniqueness
D) ego strength; ego weakness

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The self-serving bias is the tendency for individuals to attribute their successes or positive outcomes to internal, dispositional factors (e.g. ability, effort) and their failures or negative outcomes to external, situational factors (e.g. bad luck, other people's actions). Therefore, the correct answer is B, as it accurately describes this bias. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not accurately describe the self-serving bias.

A Self-Serving Bias Is a Tendency to Attribute Our Positive