Freire did very poorly on his last arithmetic test.The tendency to make the fundamental attribution error might lead his sixth-grade teacher to conclude that Freire did poorly because

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The fundamental attribution error is the tendency for people to overemphasize dispositional (internal) explanations for others' behavior rather than situational (external) factors. In this case, the teacher may be inclined to attribute Freire's poor performance to a dispositional factor (i.e. lack of motivation) rather than considering situational factors (such as the difficulty of the test or outside factors that may have distracted Freire during the test).

Freire Did Very Poorly on His Last Arithmetic Test