Tucker is defending a client wrongly accused of theft and is deciding whether the jury should see a tape showing the client confessing under extreme duress. Tucker's knowledge of the fundamental attribution error leads him to the conclusion that the jury would probably __________.

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The fundamental attribution error is the tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences on others' behavior. Thus, even if the jury deplores the police brutality, they might still believe the confession was sincere because they attribute the confession more to the person's character than to the extreme duress under which it was made.

Tucker Is Defending a Client Wrongly Accused of Theft and Is