We often underestimate the situational causes of others' behavior but not our own because we observe others from a different perspective than we observe ourselves.This is known as:

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The described phenomenon is known as the actor-observer effect, where we tend to attribute our own behavior to situational factors (which we are more aware of), while attributing others' behavior to dispositional factors (which we are less aware of due to our different perspective when observing them). The other answer choices are not directly related to this phenomenon.

We Often Underestimate the Situational Causes of Others' Behavior but Not