What is the fundamental attribution error?
A. the tendency to include situational factors when explaining other people’s behavior but ignore situational factors when explaining our own behavior
B. the tendency to attribute every error we make to the people with whom we are interacting
C. the tendency to include situational factors when explaining our own behavior but ignore situational factors when explaining other’s behavior
D. the tendency to believe that the fundamental reason for errors is the superficial nature of our society
Ans: C
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