Gladys Assumes That All Her Colleagues Are Willing to Work

Multiple Choice

Gladys assumes that all her colleagues are willing to work overtime because she believes people do whatever it takes to get the job done. A report is due, and Gladys assumes that her team will all stay late to get it done; however, no one is willing to do so. Which attribution error does this scenario demonstrate?

A) assuming that others are similar to us
B) self-serving bias
C) being influenced by the obvious
D) clinging to first impressions