Attribution Theory and Person Perception Practice Test

Just-world phenomenon: the friend believes cheating happens only to people who deserve relationship harm due to moral fate.

Actor-observer bias: the friend explains the cheater’s action with situational pressures but explains their own actions with traits.

Fundamental attribution error: the friend overemphasizes dispositional causes while underestimating situational influences on the behavior.

Self-serving bias: the friend credits themselves for faithful behavior and blames external factors when they make mistakes.