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When thinking about a self-serving bias the initial inclination is to assume a personal gain, but the self-serving bias refers to a tendency for people to take personal responsibility for desirable outcomes, yet they externalise the responsibility for any undesirable outcomes. The gain is thus subtle and often underappreciated.
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Luckhoff, C. (2021). Self-Serving Bias. In: Raz, M., Pouryahya, P. (eds) Decision Making in Emergency Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0143-9_52
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