People who are either in a state of "cognitive load" or live in so-called "individualist" societies are more likely to commit it.  Coined by Lee Ross, it was studied in a classic 1967 study by Edward Jones and Victor Harris in which subjects were asked to assess the pro- or anti-Castro sentiments of various speakers.  Resulting largely from a misunderstanding of perspectiv
People who are either in a state of "cognitive load" or live in so-called "individualist" societies are more likely to commit it.  Coined by Lee Ross, it was studied in a classic 1967 study by Edward Jones and Victor Harris in which subjects were asked to assess the pro- or anti-Castro sentiments of various speakers.  Resulting largely from a misunderstanding of perspective and rarely occurring in analysis of one's own behavior, it is also known as the actor-observer bias.  FTP, name this psychological phenomenon, the tendency of people to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behavior in others.
People who are either in a state of "cognitive load" or live in so-called "individualist" societies are more likely to commit it.  
fundamental attribution error (accept early buzz of actor-observer bias)