If everyone using the same equipment performs poorly, the tendency is to attribute any one person's poor performance to internal causes; but if other people using the equipment perform well while one person performs poorly, the tendency is to attribute that individual's poor performance to external causes.

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The statement describes the fundamental attribution error, which suggests that when evaluating someone else's poor performance, people tend to attribute it to internal causes (e.g., lack of skill or effort) when they lack information about external factors. However, if it's clear that others using the same equipment perform well, indicating the equipment is not at fault, and one person performs poorly, observers are more likely to attribute the poor performance to internal causes, not external ones. The statement incorrectly reverses the typical attribution process.

If Everyone Using the Same Equipment Performs Poorly, the Tendency