The Fundamental Attribution Error: Judging Others vs. Ourselves
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The Fundamental Attribution Error: Judging Others vs. Ourselves

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In 1967, Edward Jones and Victor Harris asked students to rate the true attitudes of essayists who had written pro-Castro arguments. When told the writer...

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  1. 12 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    Reeder (2009) 'Mindreading' appeared in Psychological Inquiry, 20(1), matching the article's own reference list, not Social Cognition

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    Glenn Reeder's 2009 work on the attribution of mental states, published in Social Cognition, added a further layer of complexity.

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    Glenn Reeder's 2009 work on the attribution of mental states, published in Psychological Inquiry, added a further layer of complexity. Verified body text and bibliography (Reeder, G. D. (2009). Mindreading... Psychological Inquiry, 20(1), 1-18) both already correctly cite Psychological Inquiry, and the FAQ contains no mention of this paper's journal.

    Why: Already correct everywhere: body text and bibliography both correctly cite Psychological Inquiry, matching the article's own reference list. No changes were required.

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