Your professor is passing back exams, and as you are waiting to receive your exam, you notice that the student sitting next to you has a big, red F at the top of her exam. You think, Wow, this must have been a really difficult exam. Your thinking illustrates the fundamental attribution error.

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Harsimhar Singh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : False, Explanation :  The fundamental attribution error involves overestimating the influence of personality and underestimating the influence of situations when explaining others' behaviors. In this scenario, attributing the failure to the exam's difficulty rather than the student's abilities or personality traits does not illustrate the fundamental attribution error.

Your professor is passing back exams, and as you are waiting to receive your exam, you notice that the student sitting next to you has a big, red "F" at the top of her exam. You think, "Wow, this must have been a really difficult exam." Your thinking illustrates the fundamental attribution error.

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