Mandia met a friend called Martina in university.Martina's boyfriend likes to go to bars to drink,and makes Martina go to bars with him.Mandia knows that Martina's boyfriend makes her go to bars,but still thinks that Martina goes because she likes to go to bars.The term that best describes Mandia's thoughts is

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Mandia is attributing Martina's behavior (going to bars) to her own dispositional factors (liking to go to bars) rather than considering situational factors (her boyfriend's influence). This is commonly known as the fundamental attribution error.

Mandia Met a Friend Called Martina in University