Students who were told that a young woman had been instructed to act in a very unfriendly way for the purposes of the experiment concluded that her behavior

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Students attributed the woman's unfriendly behavior to her personal disposition, even though they were informed that her behavior was part of an experimental setup. This reflects a common bias in social perception known as the fundamental attribution error, where people tend to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences on others' behavior.

Students Who Were Told That a Young Woman Had Been