While eating at a restaurant,you see a waiter's serving tray accidentally tilt and an avalanche of food and beverages splatter on four people."How careless," you mumble to yourself as you resume eating.You have just committed

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The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to overemphasize dispositional (internal) explanations for others' behavior while underemphasizing situational (external) factors. In this case, by assuming the waiter was careless, the person is making an internal attribution without considering the possibility that the tray may have been faulty or that the restaurant may have been too crowded.

While Eating at a Restaurant,you See a Waiter's Serving Tray