fundamental attribution error

tendency for people to under-emphasize situational explanations for an individual's observed behavior while over-emphasizing dispositional and personality-based explanations
Event cognitive_bias Q575786
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fundamental attribution error

Summary

fundamental attribution error is a cognitive bias[1]. It draws 538 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #11 of 95).[2]

Key Facts

  • fundamental attribution error's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
  • fundamental attribution error's GND ID is recorded as 4702853-1[4].
  • fundamental attribution error's subclass of is recorded as attribution bias[5].
  • fundamental attribution error's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[6].
  • fundamental attribution error's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01g9jv[7].
  • fundamental attribution error's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/fundamental-attribution-error[8].
  • fundamental attribution error's different from is recorded as actor–observer asymmetry[9].
  • fundamental attribution error's different from is recorded as attribution bias[10].
  • fundamental attribution error's Quora topic ID is recorded as Fundamental-Attribution-Error[11].
  • fundamental attribution error's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as fundamental-attribution-errors[12].
  • fundamental attribution error's named by is recorded as Lee Ross[13].
  • fundamental attribution error's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as fundamental_attribusjonsfeil[14].
  • fundamental attribution error's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 638126[15].
  • fundamental attribution error's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 26526[16].

Why It Matters

fundamental attribution error draws 538 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #11 of 95).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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