When you find yourself out in a storm without an umbrella, you blame it on the fact that the storm was unexpected. But when you see another person without an umbrella, you think that they are silly for having not looked at the weather forecast before leaving the house. This is an example of which effect?

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This scenario is an example of the actor-observer bias, where people tend to attribute their own actions to external factors (unexpected storm) but attribute others' actions to internal factors (not checking the weather forecast).

When You Find Yourself Out in a Storm Without an Umbrella