You see a driver on the highway weaving in and out lanes of traffic and driving rather erratically.You make the assumption that this person is a crazy driver who has no regard for the safety of others.However,you are unaware that he is furiously trying to get his sick daughter the hospital.In this instance you have engaged in which of the following?
A) Hostile attribution bias
B) False consensus effect
C) External attribution bias
D) Trait attribution bias

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Hostile attribution bias is the tendency to attribute negative behavior to internal factors, such as personality traits, rather than external factors, such as the situation. In this case, the driver's erratic driving is attributed to his being a "crazy driver" rather than to the fact that he is trying to get his sick daughter to the hospital.

You See a Driver on the Highway Weaving in and Out