You observe a person at the grocery store get angry and yell at the cashier. Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

a) the yeller is a mean, angry person
b) the cashier is overworked
c) the yeller has had a bad day
d) the cashier has had a bad day

a

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