Ne of your hallmates, Ling, is an exchange student from Taiwan. Ling never goes out with the other students, goes to bed at 9:30 every night, and studies quietly in her room most of the time. You assume that Ling behaves the way she does because she is Asian. Which of the following attribution errors might you have committed?

overattribution

attribution

non-attribution

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Social Studies

Miranda Garza

10 December, 03:28

Ne of your hallmates, Ling, is an exchange student from Taiwan. Ling never goes out with the other students, goes to bed at 9:30 every night, and studies quietly in her room most of the time. You assume that Ling behaves the way she does because she is Asian. Which of the following attribution errors might you have committed?

overattribution

attribution

non-attribution

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Wendy Hooper · Answer 1

The correct answer is: Overattribution.

Explanation:

Over-attribution is a cognitive bias. Over-attribution is the tendency that people have to attribute the behavior of other people to whatever information or whatever factor is most present to the person making the attribution.

For instance in this particular case, One is assuming Ling is highly conscientious not because she is a conscientious person, but because one has the information that Asian people tend to be highly organized and responsible.

Right there one is committing the over-attribution error.