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Cognitive Biases and Their Impact - 6 (Fundamental Attribution Error)

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  Fundamental Attribution Error Explanation: The Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE), also known as the correspondence bias, refers to a cognitive bias in human psychology. It involves our tendency to attribute the behaviours of others to their internal characteristics, such as personality traits or dispositions, while underestimating the influence of external situational factors. In other words, when we observe someone's actions, we often overemphasize the role of their inherent qualities and underestimate the significance of the surrounding context in explaining why they acted the way they did. Example: If a student arrives late to class, we can readily explain their delay as being due to traffic, a situational factor beyond their control (external attribution). However, when another student is late, we might jump to the conclusion that they are lazy or lack punctuality as a character trait (internal attribution). Let us see another example,  if a student rarely participates in d