Self-Serving Bias

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Category: Psychology

Foundational LexiconI did good, luck was bad
Executive Parlanceattribution asymmetry
Scholarly Discourseego-protective attribution
Babel ZenithSelf-Serving Bias
Origin: Social Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

Attributing successes to self and failures to external factors.

In the Boardroom

Taking credit for wins while blaming losses on circumstances.

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