When people make internal attributions for their successes and external attributions for their failures in order to protect their self-esteem, they are making __________.

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This is known as self-serving bias, where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors (such as their own abilities) and their failures to external factors (such as bad luck or other people's actions) in order to protect their self-esteem. The other answer choices do not accurately describe this phenomenon.

When People Make Internal Attributions for Their Successes and External