Josh believes the reason Taylor is not eating bread is because she wants to lose weight, when in fact she has a gluten allergy and cannot tolerate it. This is an example of

a. a stereotype.
b. an overattribution.
c. a fundamental attribution error.
d. discrimination.


Answer: b

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