fundamental attribution error - Pacific Northwest

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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. (-5[1])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. (10[1])This cognitive bias under-emphasizes situational explanations (-5[1])and overemphasizes trait-based explanations for an actor’s behavior. For 10 points, identify this “error” named in part for the process in which people infer causes for behaviors. ■END■

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

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Russell Nip	UBC	UW B	50	-5
Yaj Jhajhria	UW B	UBC	72	10
Alice Ton Nu	UW A	Alberta	78	-5

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