Actor-observerPeople account for their own behavior differently from how they account for the behaviorof others. When observing the behavior of others, we tend to attribute theiractions to their character or their personality rather than to external facto

Actor-observer
People account for their own behavior differently from how they account for the behavior
of others. When observing the behavior of others, we tend to attribute their
actions to their character or their personality rather than to external factors. In contrast,
we tend to explain our own behavior in terms of situational factors beyond
our own control rather than attributing it to our own character. One explanation for
this difference is that people are aware of the situational forces affecting them but
not of situational forces affecting other people. Thus when evaluating someone
else’s behavior, we focus on the person rather than the situation.