When we attribute our own or another's behaviour to some external factor rather than to an internal cause, we are making a

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When we attribute behavior to external factors, such as the situation or circumstances, we are making a situational attribution. Dispositional attribution, on the other hand, is when we attribute behavior to someone's internal characteristics or personality traits. The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to overemphasize dispositional attributions and underestimate situational factors when judging others' behavior. False attribution is not a commonly used term in psychology.

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