Gladys assumes that all her colleagues are willing to work overtime because she believes that people are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.A report is due and Gladys assumes that her team will all stay late to get it done; however,no one is willing to do so.Which attribution error does this scenario demonstrate?

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Gladys is making the assumption that her colleagues share her own willingness to work overtime, which demonstrates the error of assuming that others are similar to us.

Gladys Assumes That All Her Colleagues Are Willing to Work