The Tendency for a Person with Stereotyped Beliefs About a Particular

question 13

Multiple Choice

The tendency for a person with stereotyped beliefs about a particular group of people to make internal attributions for their shortcomings and external attributions for their successes is known as the ________.

• A) fundamental attribution error
• B) actor-observer effect
• C) ultimate attribution error
• D) self-serving bias

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Definitions:

Social Control

Mechanisms, strategies, and institutions society uses to regulate individual and group behavior, aiming to conform to norms and rules.

Biological Aspects

Features or characteristics relating to the biology or the physical body of living organisms.

Actively Seeking

The process of diligently searching or pursuing something, such as employment or information.

Constructionist Perspective

A theoretical approach that emphasizes the role of social constructs in understanding and explaining social phenomena and problems.