Regarding Attributions, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 54

Multiple Choice

Regarding attributions, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The actor-observer effect is strong across a wide variety of situations.
• B)The tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal causes, while attributing our own behavior to situational demands is explained by the actor-observer effect.
• C)Attributions are influenced by cognitive biases like the fundamental attribution error, the actor-observer effect, and the self-serving bias.
• D)The self-serving bias is widespread in Western cultures.
• E)In the fundamental attribution error, people overemphasize internal causes when explaining others' behavior.

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Definitions:

Monotremes

A group of mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young, including the platypus and echidnas.

Metatheria

A taxonomic group of mammals, commonly known as marsupials, characterized by giving birth to partially developed offspring that typically complete their development in the mother's pouch.

Hemichordates

A group of marine animals closely related to chordates, characterized by having a body divided into three parts: a proboscis, a collar, and a trunk.

Deuterostomes

A group of animals characterized by the development of the mouth from an opening other than the blastopore during embryonic development.