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One reason for the fundamental attribution error is that in the West, people tend to infer traits from social roles and obligations.

true or false

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Answer:

False.

Step-by-step explanation:

The fundamental attribution error is defined as the tendency for people to "believe that what people do reflects what they are". It's focused in an individual perspective, that is, the inference is from individual behaviours, not a collective one.

Basically, the fundamental attribution error explains the error people do when the judge others by their current actions.

That's why this statement is false, because the given statement is in a collective perspective.

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