The fundamental attribution is the "the tendency for attributers to underestimate the impact of situational factors and to overestimate the role of dispositional factors in controlling behavior" (Ross, 1977, p. 183)
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Built on Attribution Theory (Heider, F., 1958) Exact Definition & APA Citation
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