Do You Know What Is Meant By Fundamental Attribution Error?

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Hello. I am an undergraduate student who just got familiar with the term fundamental attribution error. What is meant by that, and what will be the opposite of it?

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Do You Know What Is Meant By Fundamental Attribution Error?

Fundamental attribution error is the tendency that people have to exaggerate personal characteristics and avoid other situational factors like judging others’ behavior. Suppose if anything happens to someone, everyone blames the personality of the subject 65% of the time.

The opposite of fundamental attribution error known as self-serving bias in which people consider their positive and negative behavior as internal and external factors simultaneously.

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