Why do we tend to make attributional mistakes? (a) We are more concerned with ge

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Why do we tend to make attributional mistakes?

(a) We are more concerned with getting an attribution made quickly than getting it made correctly, and this causes us to make mistakes.

(b) We generally do not pay enough attention to our surroundings, and thus miss essential information that would help us avoid attributional mistakes.

(c) We are generally quick to assume the worst of intents in other people, so this leads us to attributional mistakes.

(d) We don't have enough information to know why a person behaved as they did, so we make rapid assumptions.

Explanation / Answer

Why do we tend to make attributional mistakes?

(c) We are generally quick to assume the worst of intents in other people, so this leads us to attributional mistakes

Attributional mistakes occur when we blame others for doing some mistake without looking at the environmental factors they are in. On the contrary when we do the same mistake, we tend to blame it on the situational factors.

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