The self-serving bias refers to people's tendency to think that others are more similar to them than they really are when it comes to their faults and weaknesses.(T/F)
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The self-serving bias is a cognitive bias where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors (such as their own abilities or efforts) and their failures to external factors (such as luck or circumstances). Show more…
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