Laura Niemi

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Cornell University, New York

Laura Niemi is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and the Charles H Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, New York.

Written by Laura Niemi

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What the ‘fundamental attribution error’ misses about blame

Classic research says we overlook situational factors in explaining people’s misdeeds. But the reality is more complex

by Laura Niemi, Jesse Graham & John M Doris