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In attribution, the tendency to take credit for success and to avoid responsibility for failure is called the:

A) attribution style
B) fundamental attribution error
C) self-serving bias
D) success-failure ratio

Self-serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external ones.

Attribution Style

A concept in psychology that refers to how individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, often categorized into internal (dispositional) or external (situational) attributions.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias that involves overestimating the effect of personality and underestimating the influence of situational factors when explaining others' actions.

  • Recognize the self-serving bias in attribution.
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