The romanticized conception of leadership is that leaders have the ability to control and influence the fates of their organizations and people.Why do so many people believe that fixed traits,such as intelligence and personality,can predict those persons who will be good leaders?

A) This fundamental attribution error is due to people's tendency to overemphasize the impact of a stable personality and dispositional traits,and to underemphasize the impact of a given situation on a person's behavior.
B) This psychological contract bias is due to a person's belief in mutual obligations between the leader and another party,such as an employee.
C) This hypocrisy attribution dynamic is due to the tendency for team members to draw sinister conclusions about a leader's behavior.
D) This leader-team perceptual distance mindset is mainly due to the more disconnect between what the leader sees and what the team sees.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The fundamental attribution error is a common cognitive bias in which people tend to overemphasize the impact of a stable personality and dispositional traits on behavior, and to underemphasize the impact of situational factors. This bias can lead people to believe that fixed traits, such as intelligence and personality, can predict who will be a good leader.

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