When We Attribute to an Actor the Attitude, Desire, or Trait

question 27

Multiple Choice

When we attribute to an actor the attitude, desire, or trait that corresponds to an action they have committed, this is called a(n) _____.

• A) correspondent inference
• B) fundamental attribution error
• C) entity theory
• D) incremental theory

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Definitions:

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A brand of oral contraceptive pills used to prevent pregnancy.

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Excision of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination.

Tissue Specimens

Samples of bodily tissues collected for medical examination and analysis.