The tendency to explain one's own success as a result of external factors and one's failure as a result of personal mistakes or weaknesses is called _____________.
A) unassuming bias
B) locus of control
C) cognitive dissonance
D) dogmatism
E) value

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Unassuming bias is the tendency to attribute one's successes to external factors and failures to personal faults, which is the opposite of the self-serving bias.

The Tendency to Explain One's Own Success as a Result