Which scenario best demonstrates the fundamental attribution error?
a. Dorothy thinks that a coworker is late because he overslept.
b. Craig thinks that his classmate must have gotten a poor grade on an exam because the exam was too difficult.
c. Blanche believes that the driver of the speeding vehicle must be responding to an emergency situation.
d. Tom laughs at a friend who trips over a shoe because she falls in such a dramatic way.
Answer: a