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Unit 9 – Social Psychology
Topic 9.1
What is the Fundamental Attribution Error in the context of attribution theory?
It's the tendency to overestimate our ability in situations where we actually have little or no control.
It's attributing one's success to internal characteristics while blaming failure on external circumstances.
It's underestimating the impact of personal disposition and overemphasizing the role of external factors in self-performance assessments.
It's the tendency to attribute others' actions more to their internal dispositions than to situational factors.
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