You See an Attractive Person at a Party and Go

question 230

Multiple Choice

You see an attractive person at a party and go over to introduce yourself. The person smiles briefly and nervously, says "Excuse me," and leaves. Which of the following is a dispositional attribution for this behaviour?

• A) The other person is shy.
• B) You were not attractive to the other person, so the person left.
• C) The other person was just about to leave anyway when you came over.
• D) Someone had just called out to the other person to come to another part of the room.

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