In the middle of a phone conversation,your friend cuts you off,quickly says she "has to go," and hangs up on you.You wonder if your friend's behaviour indicates that she is angry with you,or if she has just received some bad news.According to Fritz Heider,you are engaging in

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Fritz Heider's concept of common-sense psychology refers to our natural tendency to make attributions about the behavior of others based on our common sense or intuition. In this case, the scenario describes the individual wondering if their friend's behavior was caused by something related to them (internal attribution) or external factors such as receiving bad news. This type of analysis is a common-sense psychological approach to understanding the behavior of others.

In the Middle of a Phone Conversation,your Friend Cuts You