5.3 Biases in Attribution

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Learning Objectives

Review a variety of common attibutional biases, outlining cultural diversity in these biases where indicated.

Explore the related concepts of the fundamental attribution error and correspondence bias.

Describe the actor-observer bias.

Outline self-serving attributional biases.

Explore group-serving biases in attribution.

Describe victim-blaming attributional biases.