In 2019, a widely cited report from brokerage firm Charles Schwab found that 59% of Americans were just a paycheck away from homelessness. Yet, some people believe that people experiencing homelessness choose to be on the street. Which of the following terms below best describes this tendency to explain others’ behaviors using internal rather than external factors?
Recency Effect
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Primacy Effect
Fundamental Attribution Error
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