The Tendency to Underestimate the Influence of External Factors on Another's

question 130

Multiple Choice

The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors on another's behavior and to overestimate the influence of internal factors is called

• A) perceptual distortion.
• B) closure activity.
• C) the fundamental attribution error.
• D) stereotyping.
• E) perceptual grouping.

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Definitions:

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An intellectual method where a deduction is made from the agreement of several assumptions, which are usually believed to be accurate.

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A reasoning method where several assertions, considered true or often true, are integrated to reach a particular conclusion.

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