While driving down a busy highway, Bella is suddenly cut off by another driver who is weaving in and out of traffic, changing lanes and speeding with apparently no regard for other drivers
Very frustrated by this, Bella yells out "You're such a jerk," even though the other driver can't hear her. Bella's use of a dispositional attribution when she really has no idea why the other driver is behaving this way is an example of the __________.
a. Pygmalion effect
b. attributional schemata bias
c. self-serving bias
d. fundamental attribution error
Answer: D
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