The Tendency to Attribute Other People's Behavior to Internal Factors

question 143

Multiple Choice

The tendency to attribute other people's behavior to internal factors and our own behavior to situational influences is known as

• A) the fundamental attribution error.
• B) a stereotype.
• C) the actor-observer effect.
• D) the foot in the door technique.

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