A shop floor supervisor attributes a high injury rate to employee carelessness and does not even consider the possibility that the injuries may be the result of the equipment being in poor repair.This is an example of the ______ error.
A) Theory X
B) situational attribution
C) fundamental bias
D) fundamental attribution

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The scenario describes a fundamental attribution error, which occurs when an individual overemphasizes dispositional (personal) explanations for someone else's behavior, and underemphasizes situational (external) factors. In this case, the supervisor is attributing the cause of the injuries solely to employee carelessness, while disregarding the possibility that the equipment may be faulty.

A Shop Floor Supervisor Attributes a High Injury Rate to Employee