While the _____ concerns people's tendency to overestimate the role of internal factors in others' behavior, the _____ concerns an asymmetry between how people explain their own behavior and that of others.

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The first concept described is the fundamental attribution error, which refers to people's tendency to overestimate internal factors (such as personality traits) and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behavior. The second concept described is the actor-observer effect, which refers to the tendency for people to explain their own behavior in terms of situational factors, while explaining others' behavior in terms of internal factors. Choice A correctly identifies both concepts.

While the _____ Concerns People's Tendency to Overestimate the Role