Question

The fact that Princeton students "saw" Dartmouth students engage in twice as many infractions as the Dartmouth students did in a Princeton-Dartmouth football game is MOST consistent with:

A) Fundamental attribution error
B) Group polarization
C) Social facilitation
D) Conformity

Answer 1

The fact that Princeton students saw Dartmouth students engage in twice as many infractions is consistent with the fundamental attribution error, which is the tendency to overemphasize dispositional factors and underestimate situational factors when explaining the behavior of others.

Step-by-step explanation:

The fact that Princeton students "saw" Dartmouth students engage in twice as many infractions as the Dartmouth students did in a Princeton-Dartmouth football game is MOST consistent with the fundamental attribution error. The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to overemphasize dispositional factors (internal factors) and underestimate situational factors (external factors) when explaining the behavior of others.