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Define the fundamental attribution error and discuss why it occurs.
 
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What is a major assumption of Kelley's covariation model of attribution?
 
  a. We make quick attributions after observing one instance of someone's behavior.
  b. People make causal attributions using cultural schemas.
  c. People infer the cause of others' behaviors through introspection.
  d. People gather information to make causal attributions rationally and logically.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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Answer: The fundamental attribution error is our tendency to make personal or internal attributions for others' behaviors. We infer that people's behavior corresponds to (matches) their disposition (personality). A number of factors contribute to our tendency to commit the fundamental attribution error. For example, a fundamental schema most of us use is that the person and not the situation is a cause of behaviors; the actor is the perceptually salient figure and the situation is the ground. In addition, the two-step model of attributions suggests that the fundamental attribution error may occur automatically, and only decrease, if at all, at the second, controlled stage of processing.

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Answer: D


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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