The Self-Serving Bias Occurs When We Attribute Our Own Failures

question 42

True/False

The self-serving bias occurs when we attribute our own failures to external factors and our own successes to internal factors.

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Wall Street

A street in Lower Manhattan that is the original home of the New York Stock Exchange and represents the financial and investment community in the United States.

Financial Assets

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Public Works Administration

Part of the New Deal in the 1930s, a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States that built public buildings, projects, and infrastructure to provide jobs and stimulate the economy.

Public Works Projects

Government-funded infrastructure projects intended for public use and benefit, such as roads, bridges, and schools.