Table : Table 9.4 Attributional Biases
BiasDescription
Fundamental attribution errorThe tendency to overestimate dispositional influences and to underestimate situational influences on others’ behavior
Actor-observer biasThe tendency to overestimate situational influences on our own behavior but to overestimate dispositional influences on others’ behavior (Note: This bias is qualified by self-serving bias when explaining our own behavior)
Self-serving biasThe tendency to make attributions so that one can perceive oneself favorably; we tend to overestimate dispositional influences on our behavior when the outcome is positive and to overestimate situational influences when the outcome is negative