According to the Fundamental Attribution Error

question 29

Multiple Choice

According to the fundamental attribution error:

• A) People seldom make attributions about their own behaviour
• B) The likelihood of making an error attributing the behaviour of another person increases with your familiarity with that other person.
• C) We tend to believe that other people have the same beliefs and behaviours that we have
• D) We tend to believe the behaviour of other people is caused more by their motivation and ability than by factors beyond their control

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Positive Correlation Coefficient

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