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Direct linkRiggio, Heidi R.; Garcia, Amber L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
The fundamental attribution error (FAE) is the tendency to overestimate dispositional and underestimate situational causes for others' behavior (Ross, 1977). Undergraduate students (N = 155) explained the causes of a person's "bad day." The experimental group completed responses after viewing a documentary on Jonestown and discussing situational…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Methodology, Experimental Groups, Lecture Method
