The Tendency to Overestimate the Impact of Dispositional Influences on Others

question 206

Multiple Choice

The tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional influences on others' behavior is known as

• A)social facilitation.
• B)social influence.
• C)the social comparison theory.
• D)the fundamental attribution error.

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