Burger and Pavelich (1994) found that voters were more likely to attribute the outcome of an election to the candidate's personal traits and positions the day after a presidential election, and to the nation's economy a year after the election. This represents which of the following explanations for the fundamental attribution error?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The passage of time decreases the tendency toward the attribution error. Burger and Pavelich found that voters were more likely to attribute the outcome of an election to the candidate's personal traits and positions the day after a presidential election, but to the nation's economy a year after the election. This suggests that over time, people may be more likely to consider situational factors in their attributions, rather than solely relying on dispositional factors.

Burger and Pavelich (1994) Found That Voters Were More Likely