The self-serving bias refers to our tendency to blame ourselves for our failures and to downplay our successes by attributing them to external, situational causes.

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The self-serving bias refers to our tendency to attribute our successes to internal, dispositional causes (such as our own abilities) and to attribute our failures to external, situational causes (such as bad luck or other people's actions).

The Self-Serving Bias Refers to Our Tendency to Blame Ourselves