You Are Walking into a Store When a Man Bumps

question 32

Multiple Choice

You are walking into a store when a man bumps into you.You think, "What a jerk!" until you realize that he actually bumped into you while catching a sidewalk display that was about to fall on your head.You sheepishly thank him for saving you and realize that by initially thinking that he was a "jerk," you were illustrating

• A)social biasing.
• B)the fundamental attribution error.
• C)cognitive dissonance.
• D)discrimination.

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