Recall that even when participants in an experiment conducted by E.E.Jones and Victor Harris (1967)were told that people were assigned to write an essay sympathetic to Cuban dictator Fidel Castro,they still were willing to assume that the essay reflected the writer's true "pro-Castro" attitudes.These findings illustrate

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The findings of the experiment by Jones and Harris demonstrate the correspondence bias, also known as the fundamental attribution error. This refers to the tendency to overemphasize dispositional explanations for others' behavior, rather than considering situational factors that may have influenced their actions. Despite being informed that the writers were assigned to take a particular stance, participants still attributed pro-Castro attitudes to them. This indicates that people tend to assume that the behavior of others reflects their internal dispositions, rather than considering possible situational factors that may have influenced their behavior.

Recall That Even When Participants in an Experiment Conducted by E.E.Jones