Trait ascription bias is the tendency for people to view themselves as relatively variable in terms of personality, behavior and mood while viewing others as much more predictable in their personal traits across different situations. This may be because our own internal states are much more observable and available to us than those of others.
This attribution bias has an obvious role in the formation and maintenance of stereotypes and prejudice, combined with the negativity effect.
A similar bias on the group level is called the outgroup homogeneity bias.
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Donetta,
I've left a message for you on my last post. I did not mean to hurt your feelings. Your post about what you witnessed in the profile picture scared me. You know my background and my kids background and I am just trying to protect them and my followers should this person decide to follow the links of those who follow you. You have not lost me. I'm just not visible.
I have no idea why they are doing this to you and I hope my message helps if they have not already left you alone.
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