We know that 'FundamentalĪttribution Error' tends to occur more commonly in individualistic societies. There is also, however,Ī cultural component. Have a particular name, the combination of the 'Fundamental Attribution Error', along side our own tendency to blame or attribute our ownīehaviors on external factors combined together is actually termed the 'Actor-Observer Bias', where we are victims of circumstance but others when they perform a behavior, they are willful actors. We're more likely to blame our behavior on external factors. When we consider our own behavior, we actually often skew it Well, what happens when we consider our own behavior? Well, it turns out that we're not mutual, even in that case. So, it's important to recognize that this may occur. Struggling with poverty, and we really under-recognize the external situational problems, the social problems, the healthcare barriers they can have, and almost blame them for the problems that they face. Well, how could this be a problem? It could be a problem in terms of when we see complex patients, for example, patients who can't exercise who are obese, who are We term this the 'FundamentalĪttribution Error'. So in fact, we over-attribute behaviors to these internal causes. Opposed to considering the complex situational external factors that a person may face. We look at the behavior of others, we're more likely to attribute their behavior to internal factors about that person as The behavior of others, instead of being in the middle, we actually find ourselves over here. One of these biases happens when we judge the behavior of others. Often times, behaviors are complex and involve a combination of internal and external factors. We are a neutral judge right in the middle. Ideally, when we're trying to analyze somebody's behavior, Or external factors, such as the weather, housing, finances. And secondly, we can look at behavior as being fueled by situational One is we can look at behavior as coming from a person's own internal attributes. How do we understand someone's behavior? Well, we can break downīehavior into two parts.

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