Lopez was injured at work when a warehouse shelving unit fel

Lopez was injured at work when a warehouse shelving unit fell on him. According to attribution theory, his co-workers assumed the accident was due to the shelves being improperly anchored to the wall. His coworkers are guilty of _______

fundamental attribution error

reactive perception error

error of culpability

proactive perceptual error

defensive bias

Solution

According to attribution theory, his co-workers assumed the accident was due to the shelves being improperly anchored to the wall. His coworkers are guilty of defensive bias.

Reason - The co-worker believe that the shelves were being improperly anchored on the wall. They personally put themselves on the shoes of Lopez feel the situation