When we make self-serving attributions,we tend to attribute our successes to _______ factors and our failures to _______ factors.

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When we make self-serving attributions, we tend to attribute our successes to internal factors such as our abilities or effort and our failures to external factors such as bad luck or difficult circumstances. This is known as the self-serving bias, and it is a common cognitive tendency. Choice E is the best answer because it correctly identifies the internal-external dimension of self-serving attributions.

When We Make Self-Serving Attributions,we Tend to Attribute Our Successes