Biases in Attribution

Learning Objectives

1. Review a variety of common attibutional biases, outlining cultural diversity in these biases where indicated.
2. Explore the related concepts of the fundamental attribution error and correspondence bias.
3. Describe the actor-observer bias.
4. Outline self-serving attributional biases.
5. Explore group-serving biases in attribution.
6. Describe victim-blaming attributional biases.