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<html><iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NkpXMxt4f3s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>'''A self-serving bias occurs when we interpret the world in a way that is | <html><iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NkpXMxt4f3s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>'''A self-serving bias is a [[Confirmation Bias|confirmation bias]] based around the [[ego]]. It occurs when we interpret the world in a way that is positive to our existing sense of self. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it sometimes is.''' | ||
[[File:Self serving bias.png|alt=Self serving bias|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Self serving bias favours the positive outcome over the objective outcome.]]This leads individuals to attributing positive events and successes to their own character and conversely, attribute negative events and failures to external factors beyond their control (See '''Figure 1'''). | [[File:Self serving bias.png|alt=Self serving bias|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Self serving bias favours the positive outcome over the objective outcome.]]This leads individuals to attributing positive events and successes to their own character and conversely, attribute negative events and failures to external factors beyond their control (See '''Figure 1'''). | ||
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