One reason for the correspondence bias is that we tend to ________
A) focus our attention on the situation faced by an individual rather than on the individual and his/her behaviors
B) use a self-serving bias in explaining others' actions
C) weight situational factors more heavily than individual factors when trying to understand someone's behavior
D) focus our attention on the individual and his/her behaviors, not on the situation that the individual is in
E) think heuristically about external causes of behavior and rationally about internal causes of behavior
Answer: D
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