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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Definitions:

False Identification

The incorrect recognition or naming of a person or object, often relevant in legal contexts.

Eyewitnesses

Individuals who have directly seen an event occur, whose accounts can provide crucial information for investigations.

Source Misattribution

A memory error where a person remembers the information but forgets the source of that information, leading to potential misinformation.

Partial Loss

A situation where there is a reduction or diminishment in quantity, quality, or extent of something, but not a complete loss.