If a person views a situation as having low consensus, low distinctiveness, and high consistency, he or she is likely to make an attribution of:
A) Internal causes
B) External causes
C) Self-serving bias
D) Fundamental bias
E) Nothing; there is not enough information

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When a situation has low consensus (meaning other people are not behaving similarly), low distinctiveness (meaning the behavior is consistent across various situations), and high consistency (meaning the behavior has been exhibited consistently over time), a person is likely to attribute the behavior to internal causes such as personality traits, abilities, or attitudes of the individual. This is known as the fundamental attribution error.

If a Person Views a Situation as Having Low Consensus