The tendency to blame ourselves for our failures and to downplay our successes by attributing them to external,situational causes is called the self-effacing bias.

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The statement accurately describes the self-effacing bias, which is the tendency to attribute our failures to internal causes (such as personal flaws or lack of ability) and our successes to external causes (such as luck or help from others).

The Tendency to Blame Ourselves for Our Failures and to Downplay