The tendency to see one's strengths as unique talents and one's weaknesses as common limitations shared by others or as caused by external factors is called _____.
A) personal motivation bias
B) uniqueness bias
C) self-critical bias
D) self-improvement bias

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The described tendency is known as the uniqueness bias, as individuals tend to believe that their strengths and positive qualities are unique to them, while attributing weaknesses and limitations to external factors or commonalities shared with others.Option A) Personal motivation bias is not a widely recognized term in psychology. Option C) Self-critical bias would refer to the tendency to evaluate oneself excessively negatively, which is not reflected in the description provided. Option D) Self-improvement bias is not a common term and does not match the described tendency.

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