The Tendency to Underestimate the Influence of External Factors on Another's

question 96

Short Answer

The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors on another's behavior and to overestimate the influence of internal factors is called the ______.

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Definitions:

Machinery

Equipment with moving parts used to perform any type of work, often found in industrial or agricultural settings.

Equipment

Tangible property used in the operation of a business but not consumed or sold during the business cycle.

Independent Variable

In experiments, a variable that is manipulated to determine its effect on a dependent variable, independent of other variables.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study whose changes depend on the manipulation of one or more independent variables.