In ______attribution theory, an employee who underestimates the influence of external factors and overestimates the influence of internal factors is said to have .
A) low risktaking
B) self- serving bias
C) high risktaking
D) fundamental attribution error

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The given scenario describes the fundamental attribution error, which is the tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and underestimate situational factors in explaining someone's behavior. This error can lead to unfair judgments and decisions. Option A (low risk-taking) and option C (high risk-taking) are unrelated to the scenario. Option B (self-serving bias) is also a bias that involves attributing positive outcomes to internal factors and negative outcomes to external factors, but it does not correspond to the given description.

In ______Attribution Theory, an Employee Who Underestimates the Influence of External