When people consistently make dispositional attributions for negative behaviour for those in the outgroup and situational attributions for the same behaviour committed by a member of the in-group, this is defined as

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The ultimate attribution error occurs when people attribute negative behaviors of outgroup members to their dispositions while attributing the same behaviors of ingroup members to situational factors.

When People Consistently Make Dispositional Attributions for Negative Behaviour for Those