Rachel's new roommate,Berta,has not done laundry for an entire week.Her clothes are lying all over their room.This leads Rachel to assume that Berta is an untidy and undisciplined person.What Rachel does not know is that Berta is currently taking finals and working 40 hours per week.In the context of social cognition,Rachel is primarily _____ while explaining Berta's behavior.

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Rachel is making a fundamental attribution error by assuming that Berta's behavior is due to her personality traits (being untidy and undisciplined), rather than considering situational factors that may be contributing to her behavior (taking finals and working 40 hours per week).

Rachel's New Roommate,Berta,has Not Done Laundry for an Entire Week