The Tendency in Individualist Cultures to Attribute the Behavior of Others

question 222

Multiple Choice

The tendency in individualist cultures to attribute the behavior of others to internal,personality characteristics while ignoring or underestimating the effects of external,situational factors is called

• A)cognitive dissonance.
• B)an attitude.
• C)foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
• D)the fundamental attribution error.

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