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Fundamental Attribution Error

Psychology & Behavior · Lee Ross

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People attribute others behaviour to character rather than circumstances — overweighting disposition and underweighting situation.

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Faster Than Normal. “Fundamental Attribution Error Mental Model.” fasterthannormal.co/mental-models/fundamental-attribution-error. Accessed 2026.

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