During his project presentation,Bob falls sick and performs poorly.However,his colleague,Dan,concludes that Bob is timid and lacks confidence.Dan's tendency to ignore Bob's sickness and focus on his traits as a reason for his poor performance exemplifies the:
A)false consensus bias.
B)misinformation effect.
C)fundamental attribution error.
D)dispositional bias.

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The fundamental attribution error occurs when people overemphasize dispositional explanations for someone's behavior, while ignoring situational factors. In this case, Dan is ignoring the situational factor of Bob's illness and instead assuming that it is a result of his personality traits (timidity and lack of confidence).

During His Project Presentation,Bob Falls Sick and Performs Poorly