Which Statement Is the Best Explanation of the Fundamental Attribution

question 118

Multiple Choice

Which statement is the best explanation of the fundamental attribution error?

• A) We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations.
• B) We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions.
• C) We are more likely to attribute another's behavior to internal rather than to situational causes.
• D) We tend to attribute our successes to our own efforts and failures to the shortcomings of others.
• E) We assume that others are generally guided by external loci of control, while we assume that we're guided by internal loci of control.

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