Research Suggests That People Seem to Commit the Fundamental Attribution

question 117

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that people seem to commit the fundamental attribution error

• A)only if they use the availability heuristic to make attributions.
• B)only if they are unaware of the actor's feelings about the particular behavior.
• C)even when they attempt to explain their own behavior.
• D)even when they are aware of the situational constraints of the behavior.

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