In honor of Rosa Parks' contribution to the civil rights movement, the seat behind the driver on buses in major cities was reserved for one day, and people were asked not to sit there.Some people did actually sit in this seat.Making the assumption that these people were prejudiced or racist is an example of the

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The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to overemphasize dispositional (internal) explanations for behavior, while underestimating situational (external) factors. In this case, assuming that people who sat in the reserved seat were prejudiced or racist is an example of this error, as there could be many reasons why someone might sit in that seat, such as not being aware of the commemoration or forgetting about it. The use of heuristics (A) refers to mental shortcuts or rules-of-thumb that we use to make judgments and decisions, which may or may not be accurate. Accuracy of internal attributions (B) is not a recognized psychological term or concept. The covariation effect (D) refers to the idea that we determine the cause of someone's behavior by analyzing how it covaries or changes with other variables in the situation. This is not relevant to the example given.

In Honor of Rosa Parks' Contribution to the Civil Rights