Psychology / Unit 11 Psych 1189 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Self-Serving Bias
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The idea
The self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal causes and one's failures to external ones.
In practice
A strong grade is credited to preparation and a weak one to an unfair exam.
Where people slip
The bias supports self-esteem and degrades learning from failure. Both effects are documented.
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