Fundamental Attribution Error

Examples

• When someone cuts you off in traffic, you think, "What a reckless, inconsiderate driver!" When you cut someone off, you think, "I had to swerve quickly because I'm late for an important meeting."
• When a colleague misses a deadline, you might assume they're lazy or disorganized. When you miss a deadline, you focus on the excessive workload or unexpected family emergency.
• If someone is quiet at a party, others might label them antisocial or unfriendly. When we're quiet at a party, we explain it as being tired that day or not knowing many people.

All cognitive biases

• Confirmation Bias
• Availability Heuristic
• Dunning-Kruger Effect
• Anchoring Bias
• Fundamental Attribution Error
• Negativity Bias
• Hindsight Bias
• Sunk Cost Fallacy
• In-Group Bias
• Optimism Bias
• Framing Effect
• Self-Serving Bias
• Halo Effect
• Recency Bias
• Survivorship Bias
• Implicit Bias