How Does the Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) Differ from the Actor-Observer

question 87

Multiple Choice

How does the fundamental attribution error (FAE) differ from the actor-observer effect (AOE) ?

• A) They make opposite predictions.
• B) They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about others, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about ourselves.
• C) They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about ourselves, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about others.
• D) They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about others, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about others AND attributions that we make about ourselves.

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