The Tendency to Attribute the Behavior of Others to Internal

question 175

Multiple Choice

The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to internal causes and to attribute one's own behavior to external causes is known as ________.

• A) the fundamental attribution error
• B) the actor-observer effect
• C) the halo effect
• D) the self-serving error

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Definitions:

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