One of your friends is outgoing, funny, and a star athlete on the men’s basketball team. He has started to date someone who is introverted and prefers playing computer games to attending parties. You tease him about the contrast in their personalities, and he replies, “Well, opposites attract.” Is he right?
QUESTION 1
One of your friends is outgoing, funny, and a star athlete on the men’s basketball team. He has started to date someone who is introverted and prefers playing computer games to attending parties. You tease him about the contrast in their personalities, and he replies, “Well, opposites attract.” Is he right?
QUESTION 2
Your family gathers for a holiday dinner, and your cousin Wendy brings her fiancée, Amanda. It’s the first time Amanda has met the whole family, and she seems nervous. She talks too much, laughs too loud, and rubs everyone the wrong way. Later, one of your uncles says to you, “It’s hard to imagine Wendy wanting to spend the rest of her life married to someone so annoying.” Has your uncle fallen prey to the correspondence bias (a.k.a. the fundamental attribution error)? How could you know?
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