When one does not consider an external situation as a determinant of someone's behavior but rather believes the behavior is caused by internal factors specific to the person, this is an example of
A. behavioral confirmation.
B. internalized false confessions.
C. fundamental attribution error.
D. illusory causation.
Answer: C
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