One of Your Hallmates, Ling, Is an Exchange Student from Taiwan

question 11

Multiple Choice

One of your hallmates, Ling, is an exchange student from Taiwan. Ling never goes out with the other students, goes to bed at 9:30 every night, and studies quietly in her room most of the time. You assume that Ling behaves the way she does because she is Asian. Which of the following attribution errors might you have committed?

• A) self-serving bias
• B) fundamental attribution error
• C) overattribution
• D) All of these answers are correct.

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