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What is spontaneous trait inference?
What is spontaneous trait inference?
- Effortless, automatic inference of a trait after observing someone's behavior (correct)
- Intentional manipulation of others based on their behavior
- Deliberate analysis of someone's traits based on their behavior
- Conscious decision to ignore someone's behavior
What is the Fundamental Attribution Error?
What is the Fundamental Attribution Error?
- Ignoring both situational and dispositional influences
- Attributing behaviors to external factors only
- Overestimating dispositional influences and underestimating situational influences (correct)
- Overestimating situational influences and underestimating dispositional influences
Why do people often make the Fundamental Attribution Error?
Why do people often make the Fundamental Attribution Error?
- Because they focus more on situational factors for themselves than for others (correct)
- As a result of low social awareness
- To intentionally deceive others
- Due to a lack of intelligence
What influences our internal state and behavior according to the text?
What influences our internal state and behavior according to the text?
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How does Follow-up research challenge the notion of low social intelligence related to the Attribution Error?
How does Follow-up research challenge the notion of low social intelligence related to the Attribution Error?
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What do observers tend to do when explaining someone's behavior?
What do observers tend to do when explaining someone's behavior?
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How is perspective different when observing others compared to observing oneself?
How is perspective different when observing others compared to observing oneself?
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What is the impact of a slight difference between two situations according to the text?
What is the impact of a slight difference between two situations according to the text?
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