Actors' and observers' attributions differ for many reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?
A) They have different assumptions about what needs explaining.
B) Different types of information are perceptually salient to them.
C) They differ in the amount and kind of information they have about the actors' and the observers' behavior.
D) They have the same information about their own versus others' behavior.

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Actors and observers do not have the same information about their own versus others' behavior. Actors have firsthand experience and internal knowledge of their own behavior, thoughts, and feelings, while observers only have access to external behavior cues. This is a significant difference between actors' and observers' attributions.

Actors' and Observers' Attributions Differ for Many Reasons