Question

During spring term of her senior year, Linda feels overwhelmed with personal problems that she keeps to herself. She stops attending any extracurricular events and starts missing classes. Who is making the "fundamental attribution error" about Linda's behavior?a. Glenn, who says that she must be suffering from senioritis
b. Max, who decides that the events she is missing must be boring
c. Carl, who says that she's gotten lazy
d. Tim, who says that campus events are just dismal this term

Answer 1

Answer:

C.

Explanation:

Fundamental Attribution Error can be defined as those errors committed by people when they overemphasise personal attributes over situational circumstances. It is a tendency of judging a person's behavior than recognising any situational fact behind the person's actions.

In the given case, the Fundamental Attribution Error is made by Carl.

Carl has made the fundamental attribution error because he has judged Linda character by calling her lazy for not attending the extracurricular activities. He ignore or overlooked the situational problem that could have happened to Linda.

So, the correct answer is option C.