The tendency to attribute one's successes to personal factors and one's failures to situational factors is called
A) self-serving bias.
B) self-improvement.
C) unbiased self-judgment.
D) self-handicapping.

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This is a classic definition of the self-serving bias, which is the tendency for people to take credit for their successes but blame external factors for their failures. It is a common cognitive bias that helps protect our self-esteem and preserve a positive self-image. The other options are not accurate descriptions of this phenomenon.

The Tendency to Attribute One's Successes to Personal Factors and One's