In a study by Ross and colleagues (1977)researchers randomly assigned participants to play the part of either a quiz show contestant or the questioner,while other participants were the observers.The results indicated that:

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CThe study by Ross et al. (1977) demonstrated the fundamental attribution error, where observers (including both the actual observers and the questioners in the study) tended to attribute the questioners' ability to ask difficult questions to their being more knowledgeable, overlooking the situational advantage they had in being able to choose the questions. Contestants, on the other hand, were more likely to see the situation (the role they were assigned) as the reason for the difference in perceived knowledge, thus showing an understanding of the situational factors at play.

In a Study by Ross and Colleagues (1977)researchers Randomly Assigned