In a Study That Is Described in the Textbook,excerpts from American

question 126

Multiple Choice

In a study that is described in the textbook,excerpts from American and Japanese newspapers and television reports regarding athletes in the 2000 Olympics were analyzed for causal statements.What did the results demonstrate?

• A)American writers tended to make stronger situational attributions.
• B)Japanese writers tended to consider a broad range of factors.
• C)By being objective,most of the writers overcame the tendency to make the fundamental attribution error.
• D)The fundamental attribution error is a universal tendency.

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