If a person performs poorly in many different situations, the tendency is to attribute the person's poor performance to external causes; however, if the person performs poorly only occasionally, the tendency is to attribute the person's poor performance to internal causes.

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The tendency described is opposite to the fundamental attribution error, which suggests that people are more likely to attribute others' behavior to internal rather than external causes, especially when observing poor performance across different situations.

If a Person Performs Poorly in Many Different Situations, the Tendency