Which of the following attribution biases is correctly matched with its definition?
A. Fundamental attribution error-Assuming that other people are similar to oneself, even when meeting them for the first time
B. Assumed-similarity bias-The tendency to attribute personal success to personal factors (skill, ability, or effort) and to attribute failure to factors outside oneself
C. Self-serving bias-Overemphasizing dispositional factors when explaining other people's behavior
D. Halo effect-An initial understanding that a person has positive traits being used to infer other uniformly positive characteristics
Answer: D
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