The Fundamental Attribution Error Would Cause a Supervisor to Believe

question 90

True/False

The fundamental attribution error would cause a supervisor to believe that an employee's lateness is due to factors beyond the employee's control rather than to a lack of motivation to attend work.

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Definitions:

Stereotyping

The act of assigning generalized characteristics to individuals based solely on membership in a particular group.

Mental Effort

The amount of cognitive resources required to perform a task or solve a problem, varying with the complexity of the task and the individual's abilities.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to one's own actions and negative outcomes to external factors.

Credit

The provision of resources (such as money) now in exchange for repayment in the future, with or without interest.