Two Research Participants Read a Story About a Waiter Who

question 145

Multiple Choice

Two research participants read a story about a waiter who maintains his cool in the face of a very rude customer. Asked to explain the waiter's behavior, person A says that a crucial part of the waiter's job is to accept mistreatment from customers. Person B says that the waiter is a very secure, unflappable person. Most likely __________.

• A) both participants are from individualist cultures
• B) person A is falling prey to the fundamental attribution error
• C) person A is from a collectivist culture, and person B is from an individualist culture
• D) person A is from an individualist culture, and person B is from a collectivist culture