The ________ Occurs When a Manager Thinks a Subordinate's Behavior

question 108

Multiple Choice

The ________ occurs when a manager thinks a subordinate's behavior is due to some innate characteristic rather than to the situation.

• A) fundamental attribution error
• B) attention deficit syndrome
• C) actor-observer effect
• D) residual attribution error

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Definitions:

Science

A systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.

Sensory Evidence

Information obtained through the senses, which form the basis of empirical knowledge and understanding of the environment.

Innate Ideas

Concepts that are purportedly present in the mind from birth, rather than acquired through experience or learning.

Inscrutable

Something that is impossible to understand or interpret; incomprehensible.