Erikaās new caller continued, āNot that I think we deserve all the blame. Our son would have talked to us if he hadnāt been hanging out with a bad crowd. All of his friends just act without thinking. I guess their parents raised them differently, but I wish they didnāt affect my son so much. Especially his new best friend. He gets good grades, but I think thatās because the teachers take it easy on him, or that he cheats well.ā
The callerās statement indicates that she is affected by attribution bias in believing that her sonās friend does not succeed at school because of his abilities, but rather because of external factors.