The tendency to overestimate a contribution of internal factors to one successes and the contribution of external factors to once failures is known as the fundamental attribution error.

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The tendency described is known as the self-serving bias. The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to attribute other people's actions to their character or personality, while underestimating the influence of external factors.

The Tendency to Overestimate a Contribution of Internal Factors to One