The ________ Holds That People Have a Tendency to Believe

question 30

Multiple Choice

The ________ holds that people have a tendency to believe that another person's behavior is due to his or her disposition rather than the situation in which that person finds him- or herself.

• A) fundamental attribution error
• B) self-serving bias
• C) covariation principle
• D) observer fallacy

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Definitions:

Horn Effect

Attributing a variety of negative qualities to those you dislike.

Recency Effect

Tendency to attend to the most recent information observed about another person in order to form or modify an impression.

Interpersonal Perception

Process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting your observations of other people.

Interpretation

The act of explaining or understanding the meaning of something, such as a text, action, or event.