In honor of Rosa Parks's contribution to the civil rights movement, the seat behind the driver on buses in major cities was reserved for one day, and people were asked not to sit there. Some people actually did sit in this seat. Making the assumption that these people were prejudiced or racist is an example of the __________.

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The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to overemphasize dispositional (internal) explanations for someone's behavior and underemphasize situational (external) explanations. Assuming that people who sat in the reserved seat were prejudiced or racist is an example of making dispositional attributions without considering situational factors, which is characteristic of the fundamental attribution error.

In Honor of Rosa Parks's Contribution to the Civil Rights