You observe a woman yelling at a store clerk and immediately conclude that the woman is rude, mean, and selfish. If you make this conclusion without knowing that, moments before, the clerk had racially insulted the woman, you have succumbed to the
A)race-relations bias
B) fundamental theorem of culture
C) fundamental attribution error
D) self-serving bias

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The fundamental attribution error occurs when you attribute someone's behavior to their character or personality, without considering external factors or circumstances that may have influenced their behavior. In this scenario, concluding the woman is rude without knowing the context of the clerk's insult is an example of this error.

You Observe a Woman Yelling at a Store Clerk and Immediately