2024年8月19日 · The self-serving bias is a cognitive bias where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors like talent or effort, while blaming external factors like luck or other people for their failures. This bias serves to maintain self-esteem and protect one’s ego.

2023年6月30日 · This article gives 21 examples of self-serving bias in different contexts, explains its positive effects, sheds light on its potential downsides, and offers some advice on how to keep excessive amounts of your self-serving bias in check.

A self-serving bias is any cognitive or perceptual process that is distorted by the need to maintain and enhance self-esteem, or the tendency to perceive oneself in an overly favorable manner. [1] It is the belief that individuals tend to ascribe success to their own abilities and efforts, but ascribe failure to external factors. [ 2 ]

2022年4月21日 · Is self-serving bias selfish or self-preserving? Here's what science says and what it means for your mental health.

2023年7月7日 · Self-serving bias is a common type of cognitive bias that has both negative and positive effects. It often serves as a defense mechanism.

2013年1月9日 · The self-serving bias is defined as people's tendency to attribute positive events to their own character but attribute negative events to external factors. It's a common type of cognitive...

2018年5月31日 · A self-serving bias is the common habit of a person taking credit for positive events or outcomes, but blaming outside factors for negative events. This can...

2023年2月24日 · Self-serving bias is a type of cognitive bias in which an individual distorts reality in order to protect their ego. This bias frequently manifests as a tendency to attribute success to the self and failure to external causes.

Self-serving bias extends beyond individual behavior, influencing how groups attribute responsibility in large-scale contexts ranging from global challenges to organizational issues.

2024年9月15日 · From taking credit for successes to blaming others for failures, the self-serving bias is a pervasive psychological phenomenon that shapes our perceptions, decisions, and interactions in profound ways. It’s a cognitive quirk that lurks in the shadows of our minds, subtly influencing how we view ourselves and the world around us.