Why Do We Overemphasize Dispositional Causes and Underemphasize Situational Causes

question 201

Multiple Choice

Why do we overemphasize dispositional causes and underemphasize situational causes when we explain the behaviour of other people?

• A) We always want to appear more internally driven than others.
• B) We succumb to the false consensus effect.
• C) We assume a consistency in other people's behaviour.
• D) It allows us to shift blame to other people.

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