Which Statement Is More Likely to Be TRUE Concerning Attributions

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statement is more likely to be TRUE concerning attributions made by Americans versus Japanese people?

• A) They both tend to make situational cause errors.
• B) They both tend to make dispositional cause errors.
• C) Americans are more likely to make the fundamental attribution error than are Japanese people.
• D) Japanese people are more likely to make dispositional errors, whereas Americans are more likely to make situational errors.

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