Michael fails to present his science project on time. He informs his teacher that it was because his younger brother had destroyed it while playing. However, when his friend, James, forgets to get his project, Michael quickly assumes that James was lazy to do his project. In the context of social perception, Michael is demonstrating the__________.

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Michael is demonstrating the actor-observer effect, which is the tendency to attribute other people's behaviors to their internal disposition (in this case, laziness in the case of James), while attributing one's own behavior to external factors (in this case, his brother destroying his project).

Michael Fails to Present His Science Project on Time