During the Cold War, U.S. policy makers made a(n) ______________ when explain the Soviet Union's military buildup and forward deployment of forces in Eastern Europe as being due to the dispositional qualities of Soviet leaders and not to situational factors.

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The Fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to attribute someone's behavior to dispositional qualities rather than situational factors. The U.S. policy makers explaining the Soviet Union's military buildup as being due to the dispositional qualities of Soviet leaders is an example of this error.