In the Jones and Harris (1967)study, participants read essays presumably written by another student that had either been assigned or chose to write in support of a particular position.Which of the following statements is consistent with the findings of this study?

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The Jones and Harris (1967) study found that participants were more likely to infer the student's attitude from the essay if they believed it was a topic that the writer chose to write about, rather than one that was assigned. This is known as the "correspondence bias" or "fundamental attribution error," which is the tendency to overemphasize dispositional explanations for behavior, rather than situational ones. In this case, participants assumed that the writer's attitude reflected their personality, rather than the demands of the situation (i.e., the assigned topic).

In the Jones and Harris (1967)study, Participants Read Essays Presumably