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Title: In Biblical times, Christians committed the ________ when they attributed Jews' money-lending to ...
Post by: jlena on Jul 27, 2019
A. ultimate attribution error; restrictive laws

B. fundamental attribution error; greed and laziness

C. fundamental attribution error; forces beyond their control

D. ultimate attribution error; greed and laziness


Title: Re: In Biblical times, Christians committed the ________ when they attributed Jews' money-lending ...
Post by: bio_man on Jul 27, 2019
The ultimate attribution error is when a person attributes negative behaviors by members of another "group" (nation, race, religion, etc.) to their inherent character, while explaining away any positive behavior on their part as being merely circumstantial.

The fundamental attribution error is when someone explains other people's behavior, overemphasizes personality traits, and underestimates situational factors.

I don't know the answer here because I'm unfamiliar with biblical times, but if I were to guess, it'd be either B or C.