How does the self-esteem maintenance model explain our reactions to success and failure?

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asked Jan 15 in Psychology by LuisaK095468 (430 points)

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answered Jan 15 by Christiane98 (390 points)

It suggests that we tend to take credit for our successes but attribute our failures to external factors in order to maintain our self-esteem.

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