Your New Roommate Leaves Dirty Laundry All Over the Room

question 45

Multiple Choice

Your new roommate leaves dirty laundry all over the room and you assume that the roommate must be a slob. You ignore the fact that the roommate is currently taking the finals and working 40 hours per week. You would be making the ________.

• A)fundamental attribution error
• B)universality mistake
• C)confirmation bias
• D)availability heuristic

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