Question

We misjudge the causes of another person's behavior because we overestimate internal, personal factors and underestimate external, situational influences. This is called_____.

Answer 1

Answer: the fundamental attribution error

Explanation: The fundamental attribution error is our proneness to explain someone's behavior on the basis of internal factors, and to underestimate the influence that external factors, have on another person's behavior. Such internal factors include personality and disposition and external factors may be situational influences. the fundamental attribution error is also known as correspondence bias or attribution effect. The term fundamental attribution error was created in 1977 by social psychologist Lee Ross. In understanding the causes of people's behavior, it has been observed that people tend to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior, behavioral pattern still in existence today.