The Fundamental Attribution Error Refers To

question 106

Multiple Choice

The fundamental attribution error refers to:

• A)people's tendencies to ignore situational causes of behaviour and favour internal explanations.
• B)people's tendencies to ignore internal causes of behaviour and favour external explanations.
• C)people's tendencies to deal with someone else's behaviour 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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Definitions:

Conditioning

A psychological process through which an individual learns to associate a specific behavior with a particular stimulus, leading to an increase or decrease in that behavior.

Expectations

Beliefs or predictions about future events or behaviors that can influence one's perceptions and actions.

Psychoanalytic

A psychological perspective focusing on unconscious processes and conflict within an individual.