Alice, a driver, is about to pass through an intersection. Her light turns green and she begins to accelerate, but another car d

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Alice, a driver, is about to pass through an intersection. Her light turns green and she begins to accelerate, but another car d

rives through the red light and crosses in front of her. The _______ may lead her to think that the driver of the other car was an unskilled or reckless driver.

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guapka [62] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-28T14:52:41+03:00

Answer:

fundamental attribution error

Explanation:

Fundamental attribution error in social psychology is tendency for the people to under-emphasize the explanations of a particular situation for the observed behavior of the individual while over-emphasizing the personality-based and the dispositional explanations for behavior. It is also called as correspondence bias or attribution effect.

In the given case study, fundamental attribution error may lead her to think so as it is the obvious explanations and conclusion of such acts.