The Tendency to Attribute One's Own Behavior to Situational Factors

question 101

Multiple Choice

The tendency to attribute one's own behavior to situational factors and others' behavior to personal factors is called

• A) negative attribution.
• B) the actor-observer effect.
• C) disruptive social reasoning.
• D) downward social comparison.

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Definitions:

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