The Fundamental Attribution Error Causes People to Tend to Attribute

question 114

Multiple Choice

The fundamental attribution error causes people to tend to attribute ________.

• A)successes and failures of others to internal factors
• B)failures of others to external factors
• C)their own successes to external factors
• D)their own failures to internal factors

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Definitions:

Study of Personality

The field of psychology that explores individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Understand

The ability to comprehend or grasp the meaning, significance, or nature of something.

Self-report Inventories

Psychological assessment tools in which subjects answer questions about their feelings, attitudes, and behaviors, often in questionnaire form.

Personality Assessment

The measurement and evaluation of individual personality traits and characteristics, often through standardized tests or questionnaires.