Regarding the fundamental attribution error, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) It refers to attributions we make for other people's behaviors, rather than our own.
B) We don't usually commit it when we are told that a person's behavior is externally caused.
C) It causes us to discount external, unstable causes for people's actions.
D) We commit it when we assume that another person's behavior is caused by internal, stable causes.

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The statement "We don't usually commit it when we are told that a person's behavior is externally caused" is not true because even when we are told that a person's behavior is externally caused, we still tend to make internal attributions. The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to overemphasize dispositional (internal) explanations for other people's behavior and underemphasize situational (external) factors.

Regarding the Fundamental Attribution Error, Which of the Following Statements