When people commit the Fundamental Attribution Error when judging the behavior of others, they tend to overemphasize ____ and underemphasize ___.

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In evaluating the Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE), the core idea is that people attribute others' behavior more to internal characteristics (dispositional factors) and less to external circumstances (situational factors).
Option 1: 'informational influence; normative influence' This pairing references social influence concepts rather than attribution bias. Informational and normative influences explain how groups affect individual judgment, not how someone explains another person’s behavior in terms of trait versus situation. So this choice mismatches the FAE concept.
Option 2: 'situational attributions; dispositional attributions' This reverses the FAE pattern. The Fundamental Attribution Error involves overemphasizing dispositional causes and underemphasizing situational causes, not the other way around. Thus this option misstates the core tendency.
Option 3: 'dispositional attributions; situational attributions' This aligns with FAE: observers attribute others’ actions to internal traits or dispositions while downplaying external situational factors that might have influenced the behavior. It correctly captures the asymmetry central to the error.
Option 4: 'normative influence; informational influence' Similar to Option 1, this frames different social influence processes rather than attribution biases. It does not describe how people judge others’ behavior in terms of internal versus external causes, so it’s not accurate with respect to the FAE.
Overall, the key misconception to watch for is reversing internal/external causality or confusing attribution biases with generic social-influence concepts. The true pattern involves emphasizing dispositional causes and underemphasizing situational causes when explaining others’ behavior.

PSYC1_FA25_A00 Quiz 4

When people commit the Fundamental Attribution Error when judging the behavior of others, they tend to overemphasize __ and underemphasize _.

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