Lori, a person with whom you are not friends, volunteers at the local hospital. You assume that she is volunteering so that she
will look good on her college applications. However, when your best friend adamently refuses to volunteer his time, you assume it is because he is so busy with all of the other activities in his life. Which of the following attributional errors does this situation illustrate?A. Actor-observer effect B. Ultimate attribution error
C. Unrealistic optimism
D. Fundamental attribution error
The attributional error that this situation illustrates is Ultimate attribution error
Explanation:
This kind of error explains how a person can see the same behavior or situation in different ways, either positively or negatively depending on how close the person is, this makes a division in how people see situations concerning the inner circle or the people outside of it, it is always going to be seen more positively within the inner circle of people.
Ultimate attribution error explains how one person from one group (the ingroup) can determine any bad acts by members of an outgroup(another group).
Actor-observer effect explains the errors that one makes acting in a situation to attribute the causes of their behavior to external or situational factors, such as social pressure.
Unrealistic optimism: this explains the attribute of being bias believing that you are less likely to experience a negative event.
Fundamental attribution error: explains our inclination towards someone's behavior which can be based on internal factors, such as personality, and to underestimate the influence that external factors have on another person's behavior.
