You observe a person at the grocery store get angry and yell at the cashier. Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

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This choice involves making an internal attribution about the yeller's personality, without considering any external factors that may have contributed to their behavior. This is an example of the fundamental attribution error, which involves attributing people's behavior to dispositional factors rather than situational factors.

You Observe a Person at the Grocery Store Get Angry