According to the fundamental attribution error:
A)people seldom make attributions about their own behavior.
B)the likelihood of making an error attributing the behavior of another person increases with your familiarity of that other person.
C)we tend to believe that other people have the same beliefs and behaviors that we have.
D)we tend to believe the behavior of other people is caused more by their motivation and ability than by factors beyond their control.
E)we tend to believe that colleagues perform their jobs better than we perform our job.

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The fundamental attribution error describes the tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior. This means we are more likely to attribute someone's actions to their personality or disposition rather than to external factors that might have influenced their behavior.

According to the Fundamental Attribution Error