Fundamental AttributionThe fundamental attribution error plays a major role in our daily lives. The fundamental attribution error is the propensity of viewers to underestimate situational effects and overestimate dispositional impacts on the actions of others. In short, when someone's behavior is inappropriate, we tend to automatically assume that this person is behaving badly, is mean, rude, etc. be it professional or personal. In every case, there is always a cause and an effect. Many times, in misattributions, the reason for a person's behavior is misjudged. As I observe, I saw a coworker who didn't say much at work and always walked around looking unhappy. This co-worker was also not very helpful when it was her turn to clean. I'm starting to think this person was being lazy and looking at the coworker with mean looks. When I learned more about my colleague's condition, it was established that he was depressed; I start to think about what could have triggered the depression. Work had a huge effect on his behavior and the way I viewed him was wrong. I ignored its situational impact and miscalculated its effect. I said sorry inside, and I didn't look at that person that way again. It changed the way I see people. Bystander Effect There's a question that has certainly been on most Americans' minds throughout their lives, and continues to be asked across the country. Should I just walk away or should I help? What I'm talking about is something psychologists have called the bystander effect. The bystander effect is well defined as such: the more people's desires to help, the less likely any of them are to help....... middle of paper ...... on groups. He expected a group of three to shoot three times as much as one person, and a group of eight to shoot eight times as much as one person. He came to the hypothesis that more people in the group might be better for total production, but the individual production of each group member decreases. I completely agree that social loafers exist and that most of us experience social loafing. The reason for this social loafing comes from other group members not doing what they are supposed to do and letting other group members do it for them. This could be due to their laziness, which reduces their efforts. Another option is that because the group output cannot be attributed to a single person, the group output and individual input cannot be balanced. This is when an individual becomes unrestrained as their effectiveness will be reduced..