Sally's daughter just started going to school.As a result, Sally has been coming to work early for the past few weeks.Her colleagues are under the impression that Sally is a Type A person.Sally's colleagues are subject to:
A)self-serving bias.
B)fundamental attribution error.
C)anchoring error.
D)illusion of control error.
E)halo effect.

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Sally's colleagues are making a fundamental attribution error by assuming that her behavior (coming to work early) is due to her personality traits (being a Type A person), when in fact there is a situational explanation (her daughter starting school).

Sally's Daughter Just Started Going to School