The Fundamental Attribution Error, Actor-observer Bias, and the Self-serving Bias. Oh My!

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If you have come across the fundamental attribution error, actor-observer bias, and the self-serving bias, you should rightfully be confused. So here is my attempt to clear these up.The fundamental attribution error is an observer bias where the actor-observer bias is an actor bias. So imagine I see you trip. Because of the fundamental attribution error, my tendency would be to overestimate your dispositional influences. In other words, I would call you clumsy. However, as the actor (i.e., I am . . . See the complete description at Logically Fallacious