fundamental attribution error - Lower Mid-Atlantic

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Philip E. Tetlock authored a “social check” on this phenomenon, which was eliminated in an experiment centering on affirmative action. Thomas Pettigrew extended this phenomenon to an “ultimate” type for in- and out-groups. In an experiment demonstrating this phenomenon, students rated a quizmaster’s knowledge as “above average” despite being selected randomly. Lee Ross coined this phenomenon’s (10[1])name in an essay discussing how people believed individuals assigned to write pro-Castro essays were actually pro-Castro. This cognitive bias under-emphasizes situational explanations and overemphasizes trait-based explanations (-5[1])for an actor’s behavior. For 10 points, (-5[1])identify this “error” named in part for the process (10[1])in which people infer causes for behaviors. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: fundamental attribution error [or FAE; accept correspondence bias; prompt on attribution]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Joseph Chambers	Virginia A	UNC B	55	10
Braeden LaRoche	South Carolina	William & Mary	82	-5
Koji Bilbao	Duke	Liberty C	89	-5
Orion Keller	Virginia Tech A	Wake Forest	98	10
Caleb Hines	Liberty A	UNC C	106	0
Miller Doerr	Liberty B	UNC D	106	0
Chris Yoo	William & Mary	South Carolina	106	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	TUH	Conv. %	Neg %	Average Buzz
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	6	50%	33%	86.33
Midwest	2025-02-01	6	83%	50%	82.40
Northeast	2025-02-01	4	50%	75%	99.50
Overflow	2025-02-01	4	50%	50%	52.00
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	2	50%	100%	72.00
UK	2025-02-01	10	60%	20%	83.00
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	8	63%	50%	89.20