Group attribution error

The group attribution error refers to people's tendency to believe either

the characteristics of an individual group member are reflective of the group as a whole, or
a group's decision outcome must reflect the preferences of individual group members, even when external information is available suggesting otherwise.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The group attribution error shares an attribution bias analogous to the fundamental attribution error.^[2] Rather than focusing on individual's behavior, it relies on group outcomes and attitudes as its main basis for conclusions.

^ Hamill, Ruth; Wilson, Timothy D.; Nisbett, Richard E. (1980). "Insensitivity to sample bias: Generalizing from atypical cases" (PDF). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 39 (4): 578–589. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.39.4.578. hdl:2027.42/92179. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b Allison, Scott T; Messick, David M (1985). "The group attribution error". Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 21 (6): 563–579. doi:10.1016/0022-1031(85)90025-3.
^ Mackie, Diane M.; Allison, Scott T. (1987). "Group attribution errors and the illusion of group attitude change". Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

[:04-1] Hamill, Ruth; Wilson, Timothy D.; Nisbett, Richard E. (1980). "Insensitivity to sample bias: Generalizing from atypical cases" (PDF). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 39 (4): 578–589. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.39.4.578. hdl:2027.42/92179. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[:1-2] Allison, Scott T; Messick, David M (1985). "The group attribution error". Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 21 (6): 563–579. doi:10.1016/0022-1031(85)90025-3.

[3] Mackie, Diane M.; Allison, Scott T. (1987). "Group attribution errors and the illusion of group attitude change". Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

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