# Fundamental Attribution Error

*Tom Geraghty · Measurement, Power*

Explains the Fundamental Attribution Error — attributing others' behaviour to character rather than situation — as the cognitive root of blametropism. Shows why we jump to dispositional explanations for failure while missing the systemic forces shaping behaviour.

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- [Local Rationality](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/local-rationality.md)
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- [Just Culture](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/just-culture.md)
- [Lessons from Everest: The Interaction of Cognitive Bias, Psychological Safety, and System Complexity](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/roberto-2002.md) (paper)
- [Man, The Unknown](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/man-the-unknown.md)