People tend to attribute their own behaviors to situational factors, but to attribute others' behaviors to dispositional factors. This pattern is known as the ____.
A) fundamental attribution error
B) heuristic effect
C) self-serving bias
D) actor-observer effect

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The actor-observer effect refers to the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors.

People Tend to Attribute Their Own Behaviors to Situational Factors