Leslie is a bit on the judgmental side and when a co-worker doesn't do as well on a project as Leslie thinks they should, Leslie invariably blames them. For example, when Neal was late completing a report, Leslie blamed him, saying he was lazy and not particularly good at his job. In fact, Neal had done an excellent job on the report but a number of people who were supposed to get information to him were late in doing so. What has Leslie committed?

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Maximilian Camacho

14 April, 16:57

Leslie is a bit on the judgmental side and when a co-worker doesn't do as well on a project as Leslie thinks they should, Leslie invariably blames them. For example, when Neal was late completing a report, Leslie blamed him, saying he was lazy and not particularly good at his job. In fact, Neal had done an excellent job on the report but a number of people who were supposed to get information to him were late in doing so. What has Leslie committed?

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Mariela Carney · Answer 1

Answer:The fundamental attribution error

Explanation:

The fundamental attribution error which is also referred to as overattribution bias, this error occurs when people pay attention or focuses more on personality driven description of a person's actions and putting less emphasy on environmental or Situational factors that may induce those actions commited by an individual.

In simple terms when someone does something we make presumptions that they commited those actions because of who they are as a person and forget social and environmental factors that may contribute to them acting that way.