Althea doesn't talk much on her first date with Sean.Sean assumes that is because she's shy.She isn't shy.Althea is quiet because she has recently had a root canal and it still hurts to move her mouth.This example best illustrates that differential _______ can be a source of actor/observer differences in attributions.

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Sean does not have access to the same information that Althea does about why she is not talking much. This lack of information leads to a difference in attribution between the observer (Sean) and the actor (Althea).

Althea Doesn't Talk Much on Her First Date with Sean