Attributional bias often occurs when an individual tries explaining their own behavior or the behavior of another. It has played a role in a situation I encountered not too long ago. A teacher had posted an announcement that she would grade our essays within week. After a few days of grades not being posted, I became irritated. I believed the teacher wasn’t posting grades due to internal factors, such as laziness and not being true to her word. After a few more days, the teacher posted an announcement about the reason grading was delayed. The issue was an external factor, a family emergency, which was not in her control. After seeing the real cause of the delay, I became slightly ashamed of myself.
I had immediately jump to conclusions, making
I had immediately jump to conclusions, making