actor–observer asymmetry
cognitive bias where actors tend to attribute the causes of their behavior to stimuli inherent in the situation, while observers tend to attribute behavior to stable dispositions of the actor
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actor–observer asymmetry
Summary
actor–observer asymmetry ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- actor–observer asymmetry's subclass of is recorded as cognitive bias[2].
- actor–observer asymmetry's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[3].
- actor–observer asymmetry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025tc3j[4].
- actor–observer asymmetry's described by source is recorded as The actor and the observer: Divergent perceptions of the causes of behavior[5].
- actor–observer asymmetry's different from is recorded as fundamental attribution error[6].
- actor–observer asymmetry's different from is recorded as attribution bias[7].
- actor–observer asymmetry's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777968577[8].
Why It Matters
actor–observer asymmetry ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]