Actor-Observer Bias and Fundamental Attribution Error are different types of Attributional Bias in social psychology, which helps us to understand attribution of behavior. Attributional Bias is thoroughly explained in our article on Attribution Theory. Make sure you check it out. Actor-Observer Bias and Fundamental Attribution Error are basically two sides of the coin. Both these terms are concerned with the same aspect of Attributional Bias. While both these biases help us to understand a...| Psychestudy
The Actor-Observer bias is best explained as a tendency to attribute other people’s behavior to internal causes while attributing our own actions to external causes. It is one of the types of attributional bias, that affects our perception and interaction with other people. We have an awesome article on Attribution Theory. Make sure you check it out. The actor-observer bias is seen to be more prevalent when the outcomes are negative. For instance, we are more likely to blame the situation o...| Psychestudy