View the My Take video and then answer the questions.

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Question 1
When a person makes the fundamental attribution error, they assume that blank factors and not blank factors determine how another individual behaved.
Question 2
Which statement might be made by a person who has made the fundamental attribution error?
Question 3
When Becky arrives late to class, her professor chastises her in front of the rest of the students. “It is very inconsiderate of you to come to class late. In the future I expect you to be on time.” The teacher has no idea that Becky was in a car accident on the way to school. Has this teacher made the fundamental attribution error?
Question 4
Your Take! Why do you think we make the fundamental attribution error? Is there some benefit to ourselves when we explain others’ behaviors in this way?