Definition of the situation by W. I. Thomas: An individual\’s interpretation of the social setting; complex interpretations of the situation are not always interpreted accurately. If men define their situations as real, they are real in the consequences.
Social construction of reality: An individual\’s perceptions of one\’s social world as determined or influenced by social interactions.
Social attribution: an explanation of how others appear, behave, or are motivated.
Fundamental attribution error: the bias of attributing our behavior to our circumstances and others\’ behavior to their character.