When Catherine Was Seated in a Crowded Bus, One of the Passengers

question 40

Multiple Choice

When Catherine was seated in a crowded bus, one of the passengers inadvertently stepped on her toe. Immediately, Catherine assumed that the passenger has no respect for others. In the context of social perception, Catherine is:  

• A)making a dispositional attribution. 
• B)engaging in social loafing. 
• C)making a situational attribution. 
• D)displaying the bystander effect.

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