A driver cuts Lena off in traffic, and she decides he is a selfish person rather than considering that he may be rushing to an emergency. Lena is making which kind of attribution?

After a classmate snaps at lunch, Omar says, "She must be under a lot of stress today." Omar's explanation is best classified as what?

Nia sees a teammate miss practice and says, "He is lazy and does not care about the team." Which kind of attribution is Nia making?

When a cashier seems quiet, Ben says she is probably tired after working a double shift. Which kind of attribution does Ben's explanation use?

A teacher sees Sam turn in late work and concludes Sam is irresponsible. What type of attribution is the teacher making?

Jules explains a friend's short text by saying the friend's phone battery may have been dying. Which attribution type is Jules using?

Classmates call a nervous speaker timid, even though she was assigned the topic three minutes earlier. Which bias does their judgment show?

A server is rude during a rush, and customers decide he has a nasty personality while ignoring that he is handling twelve tables alone. What bias is this?

An observer at a mock trial says a witness is cold because she gives short answers, although the judge told her to answer only yes or no. Which concept fits?

A shopper says a clerk is careless after a long line forms, ignoring that the card reader keeps failing. Which bias is the shopper showing?

Students decide a substitute teacher is disorganized, even though the regular teacher left no lesson plan. Which bias best describes their judgment?

A fan says a player is weak because he limps off the field, although he was just hit hard in the knee. Which bias does this illustrate?

Maya says she aced the quiz because she is smart, but failed the next one because the teacher wrote unfair questions. Which bias is this?

When Luis is late, he blames traffic; when another student is late, he says the student is irresponsible. Which bias does Luis show?

Tara says her science fair win came from hard work, but her loss in the next contest came from biased judges. What pattern is this?

Aiden says he yelled because the room was chaotic, but says a classmate who yelled is an angry person. Which attribution bias is at work?

Priya explains her winning goal by saying she has talent, then explains her missed shot as caused by bad lighting. Which bias does this show?

Noah says he sat by the door because the room was crowded, but says a classmate who sat by the door is antisocial. Which bias is Noah showing?

In attribution theory, what is a dispositional attribution?

In attribution theory, what is a situational attribution?

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to do what when explaining another person's behavior?

In the actor-observer difference, people explaining their own behavior most often emphasize what?

Research on attribution finds the fundamental attribution error is most likely when an observer has what information?

When observers know a person was assigned a position in a debate, what should happen to a dispositional inference about that person's real attitude?

Which condition should reduce the fundamental attribution error when judging a student's rude comment?