Which of the following is NOT a type of error that is commonly made in explaining the causes of our own or others' behaviour?
A) self-serving bias
B) fundamental attribution error
C) blaming the victim
D) diffusion of responsibility

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Self-serving bias refers to the tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and failures to external factors. Fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to overemphasize dispositional (internal) causes and underestimate situational (external) causes when explaining others' behavior. Blaming the victim refers to the tendency to hold victims responsible for their own misfortunes. Diffusion of responsibility refers to the tendency to feel less responsible for taking action in a group because the responsibility is distributed among multiple individuals. Therefore, D is not a type of error commonly made in explaining behavior.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Type of Error