We make the fundamental attribution error

a. most often when we explain the causes of our own behavior.
b. when we overestimate the significance of dispositional factors and underestimate
situational factors in attributing the causes of others' behavior.
c. when we underestimate the importance of distinctive behavior.
d. when we rely more on the observations of others and less on our own in attributing the
causes of behavior.
e. most often in groupthink situations.


b. when we overestimate the significance ofdispositional factors and underestimate
situational factors in attributing the causes of others' behavior.

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