When situational demands are strong, we tend to discount internal causes as a way of explaining a person's behavior.

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This is because strong situational demands can heavily influence behavior, leading observers to attribute the behavior to the situation rather than to the person's internal characteristics or dispositions. This is consistent with the fundamental attribution error, where people tend to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences on others' behavior, except in cases of strong situational demands.

When Situational Demands Are Strong, We Tend to Discount Internal