The Late-Person Trap
Someone shows up late, and your brain instantly says: they’re careless. But one of psychology’s most famous ideas says we often miss the bigger force: the situation.Fundamental Attribution Error
Why We Jump to Character
This psychology idea is called the fundamental attribution error. When we watch other people, the person grabs our attention and the background fades away. So we explain behavior with character, even when context may be doing most of the work.Fundamental Attribution Error
