The Fundamental Attribution Error Is the Tendency to Attribute

question 77

Multiple Choice

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to attribute

• A) one's own behavior to personal factors rather than to the situation.
• B) one's own behavior to the situation rather than to personal factors.
• C) another person's behavior to personal factors rather than to the situation.
• D) another person's behavior to situational factors rather than to personal factors.

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility Data

Information regarding the additional satisfaction or use received by consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Prices

The monetary value expected, necessary, or allocated for the purchase of something.

Utility-maximizing Combination

The selection of goods and/or services that provides the highest level of satisfaction to a consumer, given their budget constraint.

Marginal Utility

The additional utility or satisfaction gained from consuming one more unit of a good or service.