₄₉_._Kar_l_wa_s_injure_d_a_t_wor_k_whe_n_a_shelvin_g_uni_t_fel_l_o_n_him_._Kar_l_wa_s_tryin_g_t_o_reac_h_a_n_ite_m_o_{n a}_hig_h_shel_f_by climbing on the shelving unit rather than using a ladder. His employer would be committing a(n) Employer blamed the entire incident on Karl. A) fundamental attribution error B) reactive perception error C) error of culpability D) proactive perceptual error _e_._primar_y_perceptua_l_oversight If Karl's

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The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to attribute the behavior of others to internal factors, such as their personality or character, rather than to external factors, such as the situation they are in. In this case, the employer is attributing Karl's accident to his own carelessness, rather than to the fact that he was not provided with a ladder to reach the item on the high shelf.

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