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Which of the following is the best demonstration of the fundamental attribution error?
A.
Polly believes that her father is smart because he explained the math problem.
B.
Jonathan believes that he is lucky because he aced the math test.
C.
Frank believes that Greg’s score suffered because he didn’t sleep well.
D.
Lucille believes that she is intelligent because her vocabulary is excellent.
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The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to explain others' behavior by citing their dispositions/traits instead of situational factors. Polly attributes her father’s ability to explain the math problem to him being “smart” (a dispositional explanation), which best matches the FAE.
The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to explain others' behavior by citing their dispositions/traits instead of situational factors. Polly attributes her father’s ability to explain the math problem to him being “smart” (a dispositional explanation), which best matches the FAE.
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