What Is the Term for the Tendency to Make Attributions

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the tendency to make attributions to internal causes when focusing on someone else's behaviour?

• A) the fundamental cognitive error
• B) the discounting principle
• C) the fundamental attribution error
• D) the self-serving bias

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