The Fundamental Attribution Error Is the Tendency to

question 41

Multiple Choice

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to

• A) use external causes as decoy attributions to explain our failures.
• B) feel less responsibility for helping someone when you know that other people are around.
• C) overemphasize internal attributions for other people's behavior.
• D) silence all disagreement and move quickly toward a group decision.

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Definitions:

Concept Of Self

Refers to the way an individual thinks about, evaluates, or perceives themselves.

Identity

Identity refers to the qualities, beliefs, personality, looks, and expressions that make a person or group distinct from others.

Foreclosure

The legal process by which a lender takes control of a property, evicts the homeowner, and sells the home after the homeowner fails to make full principal and interest payments on a mortgage.

Healthy Self-Concept

A positive assessment of oneself that includes an accurate, confident understanding and evaluation of one's abilities, appearance, and worth.