The ________ Holds That People Have a Tendency to Believe

question 30

Multiple Choice

The ________ holds that people have a tendency to believe that another person's behavior is due to his or her disposition rather than the situation in which that person finds him- or herself.

• A) fundamental attribution error
• B) self-serving bias
• C) covariation principle
• D) observer fallacy

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