fundamental attribution error - Northeast

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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 (-5[1])as “above average” despite being selected randomly. Lee Ross coined this phenomenon’s 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 for an actor’s behavior. For 10 points, identify (-5[1])this “error” named (10[1])in part for the process in which people infer causes (-5[1])for behaviors. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Nathan Sheffield	MIT A	Harvard A	43	-5
James McCurley	Harvard B	Tufts A	90	-5
Philip Yao	Brown A	Brandeis B	93	10
Eren Michelet	BU	UMass Boston	103	-5
Joy An	Harvard A	MIT A	106	10
Ethan Siskel	Tufts A	Harvard B	106	0

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