You See an Individual on the Bus Punch Someone Else

question 5

Multiple Choice

You see an individual on the bus punch someone else in the nose. You immediately conclude that the first person is very aggressive. You have just committed the

• A)fundamental attribution error
• B)self-serving bias
• C)recency bias
• D)communicator credibility error
• E)dissonance error

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