Daniel Started Watching a Movie That Was Half Over

question 250

Multiple Choice

Daniel started watching a movie that was half over. He thought the male lead in the movie was a private detective, however the lead character was actually a medical doctor. Later, when Daniel is discussing the movie with his friends, he remembers the character's beat-up old car and the fact he ate a lot of fast food. His friends focus more on the character's logical assessment of the facts involved in the case. These differences in memory may result from

• A) the fundamental attribution error.
• B) an actor-observer bias.
• C) the matching hypothesis.
• D) confirmation biases.

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