Your boss never gives you the benefit of the doubt.When you were late this morning,he assumed that you had overslept.He never considered that there might have been a delay on the freeway.He is guilty of:
A)inconsistency.
B)selective perception.
C)fundamental attribution error.
D)self-serving bias.

Question

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The boss is committing the fundamental attribution error by assuming that the trait of being late is due to a personal characteristic, rather than considering external factors such as traffic delays.

Your Boss Never Gives You the Benefit of the Doubt