Question

Margaret and Jack are working on a high-priority project with a tight deadline. When Margaret is unable to meet the deadline, Jack attributes it to her clumsiness. However, when he is unable to meet the same deadline, he blames it on poor planning by his manager. This scenario exemplifies __________.
A. an informational social influence.B. the fundamental attribution error.C. conformity.D. groupthink.

Answer 1

Answer:

B, Fundamental attribution error.

Explanation:

Fundamental attribution error is a psychological situation in which individuals have the tendency to explain a person's behavior based on disposition/personality but not lay emphasis on the external behaviors that affect the person's behavior.

In the above question, because Jack and Margaret couldn't finish Margaret's jobs due to Margarette her clumsiness and went on to blame the supervisor as the cause of the tem not being able to finish the task .

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