The tendency to explain other people’s behavior as the result of personal factors is called ________
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- Fundamental attribution error
- Stereotypes
- Schemas
- Actor-observer bias
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Understand the concept.
- Fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to attribute others' actions to their character or personality, rather than to external situational factors.
Step 2: Analyze the other choices.
- Stereotypes: Overgeneralized beliefs about groups. (Not specific to behavior explanation.)
- Schemas: Organized patterns of thought or behavior.
- Actor-observer bias: Tendency to attribute one's own actions to situations but others' actions to personality. (Related but broader.)
Thus, the correct behavioral explanation tendency is: \[ \boxed{{Fundamental attribution error}} \]
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