The Tendency for Observers to Underestimate the Impact of the Situation

question 131

Multiple Choice

The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal dispositions on another's behavior is called

• A) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
• B) the fundamental attribution error.
• C) cognitive dissonance.
• D) central route persuasion.

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