Question

Marilyn judges her professor's strict class attendance policy to be an indication of his overcontrolling personality rather than a necessity dictated by the limited number of class sessions in a course that meets only once a week. Her judgment best illustrates

(A) The mere exposure effect
(B) Group polarization
(C) Deindividuation
(D) The fundamental attribution error

Answer 1

D, the fundamental attribution error

Step-by-step explanation:

The fundamental attribution error ( correspondence bias ) is the way of explaining other people's behavior in a specific way, overemphasizing their personality and underempasizing the situation they were in.

A person's character is judged while interpreting specific behaviors, rather than the external situation that forced that person to behave that way.

Marilyn is sure that her professor's behavior stems from his controlling personality and she can not understand the real motive behind his actions, which is limited number of class sessions, a situation that requires high attendance.