The Fundamental Attribution Error Is Likely to Lead Observers to Attribute

question 49

Multiple Choice

The fundamental attribution error is likely to lead observers to attribute a stranger's

• A) lack of employment to a weak economy.
• B) act of kindness to a compassionate personality.
• C) criminal behavior to a poor education.
• D) friendliness to social role requirements.

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Definitions:

ESP

Extrasensory perception, the claimed ability to gain information without relying on known physical senses or deducing from previous experience.

Parapsychology

The study of paranormal and psychic phenomena, including telepathy, precognition, and extrasensory perception.

Sensation

The way in which our sense organs and nervous system perceive and depict the energy of stimuli around us.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.