Which Scenario Best Demonstrates the Fundamental Attribution Error

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which scenario best demonstrates the fundamental attribution error?

• A)Dorothy thinks that a co-worker is late because he overslept.
• B)Craig thinks that his classmate must have gotten a poor grade on an exam because the exam was too difficult.
• C)Blanche believes that the driver of the speeding vehicle must be responding to an emergency situation.
• D)Tom laughs at a friend who trips over a shoe because she falls in such a dramatic way.

Analyze the effect of working capital changes on investment cash flows.

Perform incremental cost analysis to compare alternative investment options.

Appreciate the significance of the discount rate in the time value of money.

Develop the ability to assess investment projects with uneven cash flows.

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Definitions:

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