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Actor-observer Bias

Actor-Observer Bias is a cognitive bias in attribution theory whereby individuals tend to attribute their own actions to situational factors while attributing others' behaviors to dispositional factors.

190

Publications

15.4K

Citations

387

Authors

225

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

16

Variants

Actor-observer Asymmetry

Parents

Publications

190

The Belief in a Just World: A Fundamental Delusion.

V. Lee Hamilton, Melvin J. Lerner · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1982 · 2.6K citations

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Understanding Self-Report Bias in Organizational Behavior Research

Stewart I. Donaldson, Elisa J. Grant‐Vallone · Journal of Business and Psychology · 2002 · 1.1K citations

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The actor and the observer : Divergent perceptions of the causes of behavior

EDWARD E. JONES · 1972 · 940 citations

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How People Explain Behavior: A New Theoretical Framework

Bertram F. Malle · Personality and Social Psychology Review · 1999 · 544 citations

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Situational Salience and Cultural Differences in the Correspondence Bias and Actor-Observer Bias

Incheol Choi, Richard E. Nisbett · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 1998 · 395 citations · Full text

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Authors

387

  1. TG
    Thomas Gilovich

    Cornell University, United States

    5 publications · 395 citations

    5

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  2. BF
    Bertram F. Malle

    Brown University, United States

    5 publications · 951 citations

    5

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  3. JK
    Joshua Knobe

    Yale University, United States

    4 publications · 407 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. AF
    Adam Feltz

    Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany

    3 publications · 211 citations

    3

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  5. DT
    Dale T. Miller

    Princeton University, United States

    3 publications · 156 citations

    3

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Institutions

225

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    1K citations

  2. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    970 citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    641 citations

  4. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    538 citations

  5. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    832 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    510 citations

  8. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    543 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    45 publications · 3.8K citations

    35

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  2. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 9 publications · 955 citations

    9

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  3. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    8 publications · 475 citations

    8

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  4. European Journal of Social Psychology

    EJSP · 7 publications · 271 citations

    7

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  5. Journal of Research in Personality

    5 publications · 241 citations

    5

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