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fundamental attribution error noun[ Cusually singular ] psychology specializeduk /fʌn.dəˌmen.təl æt.rɪˈbjuː.ʃən ˌer.ər/ us /ˌfʌn.də.men.t̬əl æt.rəˈbjuː.ʃən ˌer.ɚ/ a mistake that people make when they think that the way another person behaves is a result of their character rather than the result of the situation that they are in: the fundamental attribution errorPsychologists refer to the tendency to fixate on character and overlook context as the fundamental attribution error. Dr Carlson has studied the way that bias arises from the fundamental attribution error. Committing the fundamental attribution error may be an indication of the perceiver's own level of social competence. Research has shown that cultural differences can affect a person's susceptibility to making the fundamental attribution error. Several explanations for the fundamental attribution error have been offered. |