Question

Maria is asked to prepare and present a speech on capital punishment to her class. She is assigned to take the position of supporting the death penalty. At the conclusion of the speech, her classmates are told that Maria was assigned the speech. The classmates are given a questionnaire, and the results show that they believe Maria is in favor of the death penalty. This illustrates Group of answer choices

a. the fundamental attribution error.
b. frivolous fluctuation.
c. the actor's indulgence.
d. the self-serving bias.

Answer 1

The answer is A. The fundamental attribution error.

Step-by-step explanation:

The fundamental attribution error refers to attributing certain personal characteristics to a person without taking into account any situational factors. In this case, Maria may not be supporting the death penalty but she had the task of providing an argument in favor of it. The class believed she was in favor of it even though they were told that she had to present it this way.