A tendency to overestimate the extent to which a stranger's violent behavior stems from his or her aggressive personality best illustrates

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The fundamental attribution error is the tendency for people to overemphasize dispositional (personality) explanations for other people's behavior, rather than considering situational factors. This would apply to overestimating a stranger's violent behavior as being a result of their aggressive personality, rather than possibly being influenced by the situation or circumstances surrounding the behavior.

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