When you attempt to maintain a positive self-image by taking credit for your successes and emphasizing external causes for your failures, you are engaged in _____.

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The self-serving bias is a common type of cognitive bias that involves attributing successes to internal factors (like one's own abilities or efforts) and failures to external factors (such as luck or the actions of others), thereby protecting one's self-esteem.

When You Attempt to Maintain a Positive Self-Image by Taking