The Fundamental Attribution Error Refers To

question 39

Multiple Choice

The fundamental attribution error refers to:

• A)people's tendencies to ignore situational causes of behavior and favor internal explanations.
• B)people's tendencies to ignore internal causes of behavior and favor external explanations.
• C)people's tendencies to deal with someone else's behavior without trying to figure out what made them behave that way.
• D)people's tendencies to go along with the majority opinion in deciding what caused an event rather than reasoning it out for themselves.

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