The Fundamental Attribution Error Occurs When People's Incorrect Attributions Cause

question 222

True/False

The fundamental attribution error occurs when people's incorrect attributions cause others to actually behave in ways that confirm these attributions.

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Definitions:

Depression

A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.

Incarceration

The state of being confined in prison or another facility as a form of punishment following a conviction for a crime.

Slum

Highly populated urban residential area consisting mostly of closely packed, decrepit housing units in a situation of deteriorated or incomplete infrastructure, inhabited primarily by impoverished persons.

"Racial Uniform"

The concept of dress or appearance that stereotypically signifies one's racial or ethnic group, often discussed in contexts of racial profiling or identity.