People tend to describe a person who is unemployed as "lazy" or a "loser." Ascribing people's behavior to their nature rather than to their situation is called __________.

A) illusory correlation
B) in-group favoritism
C) self-handicapping
D) the fundamental attribution error

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to attribute behaviors to a person’s internal qualities while underestimating situational influences.

Unemployed

The state of being without a paid job but available to work.

Illusory Correlation

A cognitive bias where a relationship is perceived between two variables even when no such relationship exists.