You go along with a crowd to watch Return of the Killer Tomato That Devoured Cleveland. As an example of the actor-observer effect, you are likely to believe thatA) everyone else in the crowd is almost exactly as interested (or uninterested) in the movie as you are.B) the others are really interested in the movie, even though your main desire is just to be with the crowd.C) the others are less interested in the movie than you are.D) the people in the crowd will act much like the characters (including the monster) in the movie.

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You go along with a crowd to watch Return of the Killer Tomato That Devoured Cleveland. As an example of the actor-observer effect, you are likely to believe thatA)  everyone else in the crowd is almost exactly as interested (or uninterested)  in the movie as you are.B)  the others are really interested in the movie, even though your main desire is just to be with the crowd.C)  the others are less interested in the movie than you are.D)  the people in the crowd will act much like the characters (including the monster)  in the movie.

Jongkonnee Thanisarakul · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The actor-observer effect suggests that people attribute their own actions to external situations, while attributing others' actions to their personalities. In this scenario, you might think your presence is due to being with the crowd (an external situation), but assume others are there because they're genuinely interested in the movie (a trait or personal interest).

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