When the Saleswoman Doesn't Reply to His "Hello," Mario Concludes

question 121

Multiple Choice

When the saleswoman doesn't reply to his "hello," Mario concludes that she is simply a cold person.Yet the next day when Mario doesn't reply to the saleswoman who does greet him,he realizes that he is just having a bad day.What does this scenario illustrate?

• A) the fundamental attribution error
• B) the actor-observer effect
• C) counterfactual thinking
• D) the false-consensus effect

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Definitions:

Maculae

Specialized structures in the inner ear responsible for detecting linear acceleration and head position relative to gravity.

Vestibule

An entrance or enclosed area leading to other spaces; in anatomy, it refers to spaces within the inner ear and other organs.

Stereocilia

Hairlike projections on the surface of certain cells, such as those in the inner ear, involved in mechanosensing.

Dynamic Equilibrium

A state of balance between continuing processes, often referring to the balance of substances in a biological system or to the balance of forces in a mechanical system.