Consider the hypothesis that people who live in some cultures may be more susceptible to the fundamental attribution error than people who live in other cultures. If this hypothesis is true, we should expect that people who live in
a. cultures that embody independent construals of self will be less likely to commit this error.
b. cultures that embody interdependent construals of self will be less likely to commit this error.
c. technologically advanced societies will be less likely to commit this error.
d. technologically advanced societies will be more likely to commit this error.
Answer: b. cultures that embody interdependent construals of self will be less likely to commit this error.
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