Which of the following best describes the fundamental attribution error?

a. people discount other possible causes of an action
b. people exaggerate the importance of negative information
c. people exaggerate the importance of positive information
d. people disregard the importance of personal dispositions and overestimate situational causes
e. people exaggerate the importance of dispositional factors and underestimate the influence of the situation


Ans: e

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