The so-called "self-serving bias" refers to the tendency for people to ____
a. take credit for their successes but deny blame for their failures
b. remember cases in which they succeeded but forget cases in which they failed
c. notice when they are better than others at things, but fail to notice when they are worse than others at things
d. think that their personal skills, traits, and characteristics are more valuable and desirable than they really are
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