On your Form W4, you normally put the number of exemptions you claim on your Tax Return, which in your case is 1 (yourself), so that is correct.
On your Tax Return, you claim your Exemption amount but don't list yourself as a "Dependent" since you are the Taxpayer. It is assumed that you are claiming yourself (meaning taking your Exemption) unless you check the box that indicates you are "a dependent of another."
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