An important aspect of stereotype development is the belief that a personality characteristic is much more widely present in a grouping such as gender, ethnicity or profession than it actually is. What type of attribution leads to the development of this belief?
A)self-serving
B)egotistical
C)spotlight
D)group dispositional
E)fundamental

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Group dispositional attributions lead to the erroneous belief that members of an entire group share similar dispositions or personality characteristics.
Key Takeaway: When a person believes that a disposition or personality characteristic is common to most or all members of a certain group, they are making an attribution error known as a group dispositional attribution. Attribution, in general, leads to a person underestimating situational influences and overestimating personal characteristics. In the case of a group, a dispositional attribution makes an erroneous judgment on an entire group.

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