If you saw a man spanking his child,you might decide that the man was an aggressive person.The man,however,is likely to see his behaviour as a response to the child's misdeeds.What do these differing perceptions reflect?

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The actor-observer effect is the tendency for individuals to attribute their own actions to external factors, while attributing others' actions to internal factors. In this scenario, the man sees his spanking as a response to the child's misdeeds (an external factor), while an outside observer may see it as evidence of the man's general aggressive nature (an internal factor).

If You Saw a Man Spanking His Child,you Might Decide