What Does the Trait Negativity Bias Refer To

question 43

Multiple Choice

What does the trait negativity bias refer to?

• A) the tendency for people to view others' traits more negatively than their own
• B) the tendency for moderately favourable traits to negatively impact the favourability of overall impressions
• C) the tendency for negative impressions to become more positive over time
• D) the tendency for negative trait information to have a greater impact on impressions

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Definitions:

Region of Rejection

The range of values in hypothesis testing that leads to rejection of the null hypothesis, indicating statistical significance.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that proposes there is an effect, or there is a difference, contrary to the null hypothesis.

Unshaded Area

In the context of data visualization, it refers to parts of a graph or chart that are not marked by patterns or colors and may represent certain values or categories.

Shaded Area

In graphical representations, the shaded area usually refers to the region under the curve of a distribution, often used to indicate probabilities or portions within a range.