hard · MCAT psych-soc
The 'fundamental attribution error' suggests that observers tend to overemphasize internal traits when explaining another person's behavior.
Which of the following research findings would provide a valid analogy to this logical structure in a different domain?
- In an educational study, teachers mistakenly assume that all students coming from a certain neighborhood are naturally gifted at mathematics from birth.
- In a sports analysis, fans consistently and confidently believe that their own team won because of superior skill while the opposing team lost simply because of bad luck.
- In a study of clinical diagnoses, doctors attribute a patient's chronic pain to their 'lazy personality' rather than to the patient's physically demanding job.
- In a survey of job satisfaction, employees consistently report that they feel considerably more productive whenever they are given unexpected financial bonuses at work.
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