People tend to overestimate the contribution of internal factors to their successes and overestimate the contribution of external factors to their failures. This tendency is called:

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The tendency described is known as self-serving bias, which is the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors (such as personal abilities or efforts) and one's failures to external factors (such as bad luck or circumstances beyond one's control). This bias serves to protect one's self-esteem and maintain a positive self-image.

People Tend to Overestimate the Contribution of Internal Factors to Their