During His Project Presentation,Bob Falls Sick and Performs Poorly

question 78

Multiple Choice

During his project presentation,Bob falls sick and performs poorly.However,his colleague,Dan,concludes that Bob is timid and lacks confidence.Dan's tendency to ignore Bob's sickness and focus on his traits as a reason for his poor performance exemplifies the:

• A)false consensus bias.
• B)misinformation effect.
• C)fundamental attribution error.
• D)dispositional bias.

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