A study of supervisors showed that they were more likely to attribute effective performance to internal causes for high-status employees.The supervisors were less likely to attribute success to internal causes for low-status employees.This is an example of the fundamental attribution error.

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The scenario described in the statement matches with the definition of the fundamental attribution error, which is a tendency to overemphasize dispositional or internal causes and underestimate situational or external causes in a given scenario. Therefore, the statement is true.

A Study of Supervisors Showed That They Were More Likely