A supervisor who attributes a worker's low productivity on laziness when the worker is using a machine that breaks down frequently is an example of self-serving bias.

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This is an example of the fundamental attribution error, where the supervisor attributes the worker's low productivity to internal factors (laziness) rather than considering external factors (the machine breaking down frequently).

A Supervisor Who Attributes a Worker's Low Productivity on Laziness