You are walking along a street when a man bumps into you.You think, "What a jerk!" until you realize that he actually bumped into you while catching a sidewalk display that was about to fall on your head.You sheepishly thank him for saving you and realize that by initially thinking that he was a "jerk," you were illustrating

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The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to overemphasize dispositional (internal) explanations for others' behavior and underemphasize situational (external) explanations. In this scenario, the person initially assumed that the man was a jerk based on his behavior (bumping into them), without taking into consideration the situational factor (catching the display).

You Are Walking Along a Street When a Man Bumps