Nadiya, your classmate, is struggling to keep up with class. Last week, she told you that she even thought about cheating on a test. If the professor catches Nadiya, the professor is likely to believe that Nadiya is cheating due to an internal cause, such as her dishonesty The professor's perception is being influenced by the

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Nadiya, your classmate, is struggling to keep up with class. Last week, she told you that she even thought about cheating on a test. If the professor catches Nadiya, the professor is likely to believe that Nadiya is cheating due to an internal cause, such as her dishonesty The professor's perception is being influenced by the

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Paul Barton · Answer 1

fundamental attribution error.

Explanation:

This theory in sociology also called the attribution effect states that people tend to over-attribute behavior of others to internal causes or traits.

The Professor makes this "fundamental attribution error" by failing to consider Nadiya's situation; meaning the situational information was insufficiently taken into account before reaching a conclusion (Probably Nadiya is under emotional distresse maybe she's grieving the death of her Farther).