The Tendency to Overestimate the Impact of Internal Factors and Underestimate

question 29

Multiple Choice

The tendency to overestimate the impact of internal factors and underestimate the influence of external factors when evaluating the behavior of others is caused by:

• A) perceptual distraction.
• B) stereotyping bias.
• C) fundamental attribution error.
• D) self-serving bias.

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