What Is the Basic Underlying Reason Why We Tend to Make

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Multiple Choice

What is the basic underlying reason why we tend to make attributional mistakes?

• A)We generally do not pay enough attention to our surroundings, and so miss essential information that would help us avoid attributional mistakes.
• B)We are generally quick to assume the worst of intents in other people, so this leads us to attributional mistakes.
• C)We don't have enough information to know why a person behaved as they did, so we make rapid assumptions.
• D)We are more concerned with getting an attribution made quickly than getting it made correctly, and this causes us to make mistakes.

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