When a boy wins a game of chess with his younger brother, he considers the victo

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When a boy wins a game of chess with his younger brother, he considers the victory a sign of great talent. When he later plays in the state championship and is defeated by his first opponent, he attributes his defeat to lack of sleep the night before. Attribution Error -______ When Kristy reports that her cell phone was stolen from her car, her roommate says, "Well, it serves you right! How could you be so stupid as to leave your phone there?" Attribution Error-______ Carmello gets a new job working at Burger Queen. He tells his friend "I'm only working there because my parents are making me get a job I can't stand working with such losers who actually want to work at such a place." Attribution Error-___

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1. The attribution error here is Self-serving bias. The boy attritbutes his win over his younger brother to his own talent (Internal factor) whereas his failure is conveniently attributed to lack of sleep (External factor)

2. The attribution error here is Fundamental attribution error. In the example, Kristy's roommate calls her stupid to leave her phone in the car, while totally ignoring the situational influences.

3. The attribution error here is Actor-Observer effect. In the example Carmello is attributing his reason to work at Burger Queen is because his parents are making him do so (external factor) while attributing others' (people actually wanting to work at Burger Queen) behavior to internal factors.

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