"Look, Officer, I didn't see the stop sign back there because the sun was in my eyes." The police officer responds, "You were not paying attention." How would a social psychologist describe this situation?
a) Both individuals were making fundamental attribution errors.
b) Both individuals were making external attributions.
c) The driver was making an internal attribution; the officer was making an external attribution.
d) The driver was making an external attribution; the officer was making an internal attribution.
ANS: D, The driver attributed his error to something in his situation—that is, the sun—whereas the officer attributed his error to something internal to him—that is, his lack of attention.
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