While Eating at the University Café, Janet Sees a Waiter's

question 108

Multiple Choice

While eating at the university café, Janet sees a waiter's serving tray tilt, and the food and beverages spill onto four people. "What a careless, clumsy idiot," Janet mumbles to herself as she resumes eating. Janet has just committed:

• A)the fundamental attribution error.
• B)diffusion of responsibility.
• C)the self-serving bias.
• D)cognitive dissonance.

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