In both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Commons Dilemma,people are tempted to explain their own behaviour ____________ and others' behaviour ____________.

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In both dilemmas, people are usually more likely to explain their own behavior as being influenced by situational factors, while explaining others' behavior as being influenced by dispositional factors. This is due to the fundamental attribution error, a cognitive bias in which people tend to overemphasize dispositional explanations for others' behavior and situational explanations for their own behavior. Choice C accurately reflects this pattern of thinking.

In Both the Prisoner's Dilemma and the Commons Dilemma,people Are