Question

Tom believes he is unable to stop gambling because all his friends gamble and are a bad influence on him; however, he believes that Barry is unable to stop gambling because Barry is weak and is addicted to gambling. This is an example of ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

actor-observer bias

Explanation:

Actor-observer bias: In social psychology, the term actor-observer bias refers to the propensity of attributing one's actions or behaviors related to some external factors whereas attributing the other person's actions or behaviors to some internal factors or causes. In actor-observer bias either the actor or the observer is considered to be as biased in his or her explanation.

In the question above, the statement given is an example of the actor-observer bias.