What is Fundamental attribution error?
In [[social psychology]], '''fundamental attribution error''' is the [[phenomenon]] where [[Human|people]] judge other people and themselves in a different way. ==Overview== The person tends to judge other people's [[Good and bad|good]] [[Behaviour|behavior]] as them having a good [[personality]] and the person also judges other people's bad behavior as them having a bad personality. The error comes from the fact that the person judges themselves on the [[context]] or situation and not on personality, which can lead he or she to [[Assumption|assume]] that others are bad instead of him or her having made a [[Sin|mistake]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190622046.001.0001|title=Norms in the Wild|last=Bicchieri|first=Cristina|date=2017-02-23|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190622046.001.0001 |isbn=978-0-19-062204-6}}</ref> ==Examples== [[File:Fundamental attribution error.png|thumb|upright=1.5|A [[chart]] illustrating the fundamental attribution error.]]An example of this error would be if we had a person, who we will name Alice. Alice is a [[driver]]. Bob goes in front of her and Alice assumes he has bad personal [[Quality|qualities]] such as being [[Selfishness|selfish]], being a bad [[driver]], or being a [[wikt:jerk|jerk]]. However, there are possible explanations that are related to context instead of personal qualities. Bob could have almost missed his [[flight]], or his [[wife]] could be giving [[birth]] at the [[hospital]]. If she goes in front of someone else, she will likely make the opposite mistake and explain her behavior as [[wikt:situational|situational]] instead of being a personal flaw. This is still the same error because it is an attribution that is wrong. ==Related pages== * [[Racism]] * [[Narcissism]] * [[Self-esteem]] * [[Cognitive bias]] * [[Discrimination]] * [[Superiority bias]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Biases}} {{Psychology}} [[Category:Bias]]