Which of the following is the best demonstration of the fundamental attribution error?
a.
“chris earned a good grade on the test because he studied hard for this exam.”
b.
“chris earned a good grade on the test because he asked the teacher for .”
c.
“chris earned a good grade on the test because he is really smart.”
d.
“chris earned a good grade on the test because he ate a good breakfast on test day.”

The correct answer is C. "Chris earned a good grade on the test because he is really smart"

Explanation:

Fundamental attribution error (FAE), also called attribution effect occurs when people uses internal factor of the individual rather than external factors to explain a specific behavior, as the Fundamental attribution error supports the idea that the things people do are connected to who they are, in this way people attribute in an excessive way personality traits or behavior to explain actions from people, which can be mistaken as external factors are not considered. In this case, the fact that Chris got a good grade on the test is attributed to an internal factor which is Chirs intelligence. Thus, as the sentence shows an internal rather than an external factor to explain a situation experienced by an individual (Chris) this is an example of Fundamental Attribution Error.

below i present a summary with the most relevant aspects of chapter 2, which were taken from karangan bahasa inggeris (english essays) spm: argumentative essays.

tuna wira

credit to mohana ram murugiah.

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teacher smiles at the students who wait for his signal to sit down. he nods briefly and the students sit down and get ready for the lesson to start. there is an air of quiet expectancy when teacher refers to the unusual things found underneath their houses that morning. whispers of bags of rice ran among the students and a student muttered reluctantly that the rice is rent for the landlord. this starts off the discussion on the issue of paying rent for the use of the landowner’s land. da wan raises the question of why the landlord owns the land rather than the farmer although they have spent a lot of time farming it. the three reasons of labour, need and inheritance are listed as reasons for the landlord’s ownership of the land. they are discussed and dismissed as inadequate reasons. they suggested a system of collective farming to the farmers. the headmaster comes down the corridor to observe the lesson. teacher very quickly changed the lesson to a geography wesson. the students followed his cue and no one gave the slightest notice < of the headmaster ‘s presence. when the headmaster leaves, teacher explains the implications of winning the scholarship. it involves bearing respontsibilities and the scholarship holder should master what is useful and return to the village. he should understand the injustices in the present system and change it to a fairer system. then, he announces the wiimnuir of the scholarship to be dawan.