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You judge your behavior by your circumstances, not character.
Jones and Nisbett (1971) proposed the actor-observer asymmetry hypothesis, though subsequent meta-analyses have found little evidence that this behavior is a reliable or consistent psychological phenomenon.
The original findings have been challenged by more comprehensive studies that failed to replicate the hypothesized asymmetry.
You are much harder on others than you are on yourself.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Jones and Nisbett, 1971
- What the check found
- While Jones and Nisbett did propose this hypothesis in 1971, subsequent meta-analyses have failed to find consistent evidence for it, indicating the effect is not as robust as the claim suggests.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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