Maria is driving in traffic,when suddenly another car cuts her off.She mutters to herself "That driver is a nasty person,why can't s/he learn to drive?" This overestimation of the influence of personality traits and underestimation of the influence of situational effects on another person's behaviour is known as

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The overestimation of personality traits and underestimation of situational effects on behavior is known as a fundamental attribution error. Option A, inferring causation from correlation, involves assuming that just because two things are correlated, one causes the other. Option C, hindsight bias, involves believing after an event that it was predictable or that one knew it would occur. Option D, affect heuristic, involves making quick judgments based on emotions or feelings.

Maria Is Driving in Traffic,when Suddenly Another Car Cuts Her