Which Statement Is More Likely to Be True Concerning Attributions

question 107

Multiple Choice

Which statement is more likely to be true concerning attributions made by Americans versus Chinese people?

• A)They both tend to make situational cause errors.
• B)They both tend to make dispositional cause errors.
• C)Americans are more likely to make the fundamental attribution error than are Chinese people.
• D)Chinese people are more likely to make dispositional errors,whereas Americans are more likely to make situational errors.

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