Which of the following is the best demonstration of the fundamental attribution error? A. Polly believes that her father is smart because he explained the math problem. B. Jonathan believes that he is lucky because he aced the math test. C. Frank believes that Greg's score suffered because he didn't sleep well. D. Lucille believes that she is intelligent because her vocabulary is excellent

Answer

Polly believes that her father is smart because he explained the math problem

Explanation

An attribution error is a situation where people tend to think or to have a belief that someone is behaving in a certain behavior because of certain factors. Factors which people normally relate to other peoples behaviors are such as traits, peoples ability to do something or even their feelings. This creates a scenario where people are conclusive on how one views causes positive or negative behaviors and outdo others.

The only following which contains demonstration of the fundamental attribution error is the last one : D. Lucille believes that she is intelligent because her vocabulary is excellent. Only in this option we can observe self-estimation that can be defined as superiority over the others. Normal person can't be considered intelligent only because he is good at something. One of the features that makes f undamental attribution error recognizable is persons' overestimating self abilities and underestimating those of the others. In plain English - the others have problems, and you have circumstances.