Asked by kjfunny masilo on May 16, 2024

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Jonah's friend,Julio,is late for their tee time at the golf course.Jonah thinks Julio is late because he is inconsiderate and selfish,when in fact he was late because the battery in his car died.Jonah has just committed

A) cognitive dissonance.
B) an attitude.
C) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
D) the fundamental attribution error.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The habit of focusing too much on someone's personal attributes and overlooking the circumstances when assessing their behavior.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological dissonance faced when someone maintains a variety of opposing beliefs, ideas, or values simultaneously.

Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

A psychological tactic involving getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up to agree to a modest request.

  • Discern the principal attribution fallacy and its implications for our understanding.
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Dheeraj BhongoleMay 18, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Jonah has made the fundamental attribution error by assuming that Julio's lateness is due to his personality traits rather than the situational factor of his car battery dying.