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An important aspect of stereotype development is the belief that a personality characteristic is much more widely present in a grouping such as gender, ethnicity or profession than it actually is. What type of attribution leads to the development of this belief?
  1. self-serving
  2. egotistical
  3. spotlight
  4. group dispositional
  5. fundamental
Explanation
Answer: D - Group dispositional attributions lead to the erroneous belief that members of an entire group share similar dispositions or personality characteristics.

Key Takeaway: When a person believes that a disposition or personality characteristic is common to most or all members of a certain group, they are making an attribution error known as a group dispositional attribution. Attribution, in general, leads to a person underestimating situational influences and overestimating personal characteristics. In the case of a group, a dispositional attribution makes an erroneous judgment on an entire group.
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