Question

During the economic downturn, Alejandro’s neighbor, a successful accountant, lost his job and had to sell his house. Alejandro decided that this neighbor "must have really messed up at his workplace." This is an example of ____.

A. situational attributionB. actor-observer biasC. just-world beliefD. self-serving bias

Answer 1

just-world belief

Step-by-step explanation:

A person who thinks that whatever happens to a person has happened to the person because of what they have done. They are the ones that are solely responsible for their predicament. This type of thinking is known as the just-world belief.

Here, Alejandro thinks that the reason his neighbor lost his job is due to the fact that he must have done something wrong at his workplace. Alejandro does not think about the other factors involved like the economic downturn which affects every part of an economy.