Which of the Following Represents the Fundamental Attribution Error

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents the fundamental attribution error?

• A) you attribute your own behaviour at the party to the situation
• B) you attribute the behaviour of someone at a party to their strange personality traits
• C) you attribute success to yourself and failure to bad luck
• D) you attribute your failure in an exam to the unfairness of the exam
• E) you attribute an accident to the carelessness of the driver because it was such a bad accident

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Definitions:

General Purpose

pertains to tools, machines, or software designed to perform a variety of functions rather than being specialized for one specific task.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a consequence applied that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an American psychologist and behaviorist known for his work in developing the theory of operant conditioning, which involves learning through rewards and punishments.

Method

A systematic way of doing something, often involving a detailed and established procedure or technique.