A student learns about the results of Milgram's study of obedience and says, Those participants were so cruel! I'm not cruel, so I would never deliver shocks to another person. This student is committing the fundamental attribution error.

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Final Answer : True, Explanation :  The student is assuming that the behavior of the participants in Milgram's study is due to their inherent cruelty, rather than considering the social and situational factors that influenced their actions. This is an example of the fundamental attribution error.

A student learns about the results of Milgram's study of obedience and says, "Those participants were so cruel! I'm not cruel, so I would never deliver shocks to another person." This student is committing the fundamental attribution error.

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