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question 20

Multiple Choice

Zack arrived late for a meeting this morning because there was a 20 -car pile-up on the beltway.Ryan,his manager,assumed Zack overslept because he partied too much last night.Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• A)Ryan committed a fundamental attribution error.
• B)Zack committed a fundamental attribution error.
• C)Zack used the ladder of inference.
• D)Zack used the self-serving bias.
• E)Ryan used the self-serving bias.

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