The Tendency to Attribute Our Own Behaviors to the Environment

question 87

Multiple Choice

The tendency to attribute our own behaviors to the environment and label others with traits is the

• A)actor-observer perspective.
• B)fundamental attribution error.
• C)camera perspective bias.
• D)result of self-awareness.

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Definitions:

Situational Attribution

Attributing a behavior to external factors or the situation in which the behavior occurred.

Personalism

Behaviour that appears to be directly intended to benefit or harm oneself rather than others.

Causal Schemata

Experience-based beliefs about how certain types of causes interact to produce an effect.

Internal Cause

An explanation for behavior or events that attributes their origin to factors within the person, such as traits, feelings, or abilities.