All of the Following Are Examples of Fundamental Attribution Error

question 149

Multiple Choice

All of the following are examples of fundamental attribution error except

• A) you see a man slip on the sidewalk and decide he is clumsy; later, you find that patch of sidewalk is covered with black ice.
• B) your boyfriend brings you flowers and you are immediately suspicious about what he must have done that you will be angry about.
• C) the resident assistant in your dorm gives an anti-drinking lecture and you decide she's "no fun" even though you know the lecture is school policy.
• D) your professor can be found at her office at all hours of the day or night and you decide she's a workaholic, even though you know she's up for promotion soon.

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Definitions:

Subliminal Priming

The use of stimuli below the threshold of conscious perception to influence thoughts or actions.

Stimuli

External agents or occurrences that cause a reaction or response in an organism or any of its parts.

Sensory Adaptation

The process by which sensory receptors become less responsive to constant stimuli, leading to a decrease in sensitivity.

Masking Stimulus

A stimulus that inhibits the perception of another stimulus, making it difficult or impossible to process on a conscious level.