All of the Following Are Examples of Fundamental Attribution Error

question 125

Multiple Choice

All of the following are examples of fundamental attribution error EXCEPT

• A) you see a man slip on the sidewalk and decide he is clumsy; later, you find that patch of sidewalk is covered with black ice.
• B) your boyfriend brings you flowers and you are immediately suspicious about what he must have done that you will be angry about.
• C) the resident assistant in your dorm gives an anti-drinking lecture and you decide she's "no fun" even though you know the lecture is school policy.
• D) your professor can be found at her office at all hours of the day or night and you decide she's a workaholic, even though you know she's up for promotion soon.

---

Definitions:

Intimacy Versus Isolation

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where the challenge is to develop close, committed relationships with others.

Adolescence

The transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.

Early Adulthood

A stage of human development typically ranging from the late teens through the twenties, characterized by physical maturity and the pursuit of independence and identity.

Secondary Sexual Characteristics

Physical features that emerge during puberty which are not directly involved in reproduction but distinguish the two sexes from each other, such as facial hair in males.