Bias | Description |
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Fundamental attribution error | The tendency to overestimate dispositional influences and to underestimate situational influences on others’ behavior |
Actor-observer bias | The 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 bias | The 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 |