Fundamental Attribution Error (Actor/Observer Bias)
Duration: Stable Unstable Locus: Internal Ability Effort External Situation Luck ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
We tend to attribute:
Our own successes to ability and effort
Our own failures to the situation and (bad) luck
We tend to attribute:
Others' successes to the situation or (good) luck
Others' failures to (lack of) effort*
[*often neglecting lack of ability as a possible cause]