When we make judgments about the behavior of other people, we tend to overestimate the influence of external factors and underestimate the influence of internal or personal factors.

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This statement describes the opposite of the fundamental attribution error, which is the tendency to overestimate the influence of internal or personal factors and underestimate the influence of external factors when making judgments about the behavior of others.

When We Make Judgments About the Behavior of Other People