Which of the following is true of the fundamental attribution error?
A. People tend to exaggerate the effect of the environment on behavior instead of personality.
B. People fail to recognize the importance of dispositional causes of behavior in this attribution bias.
C. The tendency is prevalent in Western cultures.
D. It is one of the rarer attribution biases.
Answer: C
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