The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors on another's behavior and to overestimate the influence of internal factors is called
A) perceptual distortion.
B) closure activity.
C) the fundamental attribution error.
D) stereotyping.
E) perceptual grouping.

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The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors on another's behavior and to overestimate the influence of internal factors is called the fundamental attribution error. This occurs because people often focus on dispositional (internal) explanations for behavior instead of situational (external) explanations.

The Tendency to Underestimate the Influence of External Factors on Another's