What commands our attention as we shop for groceries each week is the environment around us,such as the number of people in front of us at the checkout counter.Yet,when we watch another person's behavior at the grocery store,he or she,rather than the environment,occupies the center of our attention.As a result,we tend to engage in the attribution error.That is,we are irritable because the lines are long,but the other person is cantankerous because he or she is an unhappy person.Which of the following best explains this use of the fundamental attribution error?
A)the actor-observer difference
B)the camera perspective bias
C)the changing perspectives trend
D)the self-awareness phenomenon

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The actor-observer difference refers to the tendency for individuals to explain their own behavior based on situational factors, while explaining others' behavior based on dispositional factors. In this scenario, the shopper is more likely to attribute their own irritability to the situation (long lines), while attributing the other person's cantankerous behavior to their disposition (unhappiness), leading to the use of the fundamental attribution error.

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