The light turns green and Kaylee is about to go. A man driving a red truck goes speeding through the red light. Mentally, Kaylee calls him a jerk and thinks to herself that his license should be revoked. Kaylee may be committing the ________ error.

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Kaylee is making a snap judgment about the man's behavior without considering the situational factors that may have caused him to run the red light. This is a classic example of the fundamental attribution error, where people tend to overemphasize dispositional (internal) factors and underestimate situational factors when explaining the behavior of others.

The Light Turns Green and Kaylee Is About to Go