# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q3048965](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3048965)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor–observer_asymmetry)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/actor-observer-asymmetry


## References

1. [Source](https://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Social_Cognition/Jones_%26_Nisbett_The_Actor_%26_the_Observer_Attribution_pp79-94.pdf)