The Tendency We All Have to Discount Situational Explanations of Behaviour

question 58

Multiple Choice

The tendency we all have to discount situational explanations of behaviour in favour of personality characteristics or traits is called

• A) the character bias.
• B) the discounting effect.
• C) prejudice.
• D) the blame assignment bias.
• E) the fundamental attribution error.

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