Wanda listens as her neighbor plays his stereo at top volume, and she decides he must be thoughtless and self-centered if he doesn't realize how annoying the noise is for the rest of the neighborhood.Wanda's attribution for her neighbor's behavior is consistent with:

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Wanda is making an attribution about her neighbor's behavior based on his personality traits, rather than considering external factors that could be causing him to play his stereo loudly. This is an example of the fundamental attribution error, which involves attributing behavior to internal, dispositional factors rather than external, situational factors.

Wanda Listens as Her Neighbor Plays His Stereo at Top