A car cuts you off on the freeway. You think, "I guess the driver must really be late for something important."
Your thinking is an example of a fundamental attribution error.

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We make fundamental attribution errors when we attribute other people's behaviors to internal rather than external causes. In this case, you are attributing the other driver's behavior to an external cause: the driver is running late.

A Car Cuts You Off on the Freeway