The tendency to attribute our own behavior to situational factors but to attribute the behavior of others to dispositional factors is called the actor-observer effect.

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This statement is true. The actor-observer effect refers to the tendency for people to explain their own behavior based on external factors (such as the situation or context), but to explain the behavior of others based on internal factors (such as personality or character).

The Tendency to Attribute Our Own Behavior to Situational Factors