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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The tendency to attribute the actions of others to dispositional factors is called what?
A
Internal Attribution
B
Fundamental Attribution Error
C
That doesn’t have a name
D
External Attribution Error
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The fundamental attribution error refers to an individual’s tendency to attribute another’s actions to their character or personality, while attributing their behavior to external situational factors outside of their control.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dispositional Attribution Dispositional attribution assigns the cause of behavior to some internal characteristic of a person, rather than to outside forces. When we explain the behavior of others we look for enduring internal attributions, such as personality traits. This is known as the fundamental attribution error.

Detailed explanation-3: -The fundamental attribution error, also called the correspondence bias, describes the tendency for observer’s to attribute other people’s behavior to internal or dispositional factors and to downplay situational causes (Gilbert & Malone, 1995).

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, the fundamental attribution error can cause someone to assume that if some stranger looks angry, then they must be an angry person in general, even though this person might have been driven to temporary anger by something, such as someone else being rude to them.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dispositional attribution takes place when a person attributes someone’s behavior to their disposition or personality. This is also known as internal attribution, as it is rooted in what is going on internally.

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