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When a local resident in the town of henzville killed 4 people with a gun, he was considered a murderer. however, weeks later, when a policeman killed 2 civilians in the same town, it was reasoned that he was suffering from depression and financial stress. this exemplifies _____?

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The answer is fundamental attribution error. This is our inclination to clarify somebody's conduct in light of interior elements, for example, identity or air, and to think little of the impact that outside elements, for example, situational impacts, have on someone else's conduct.
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