What Are the Three Factors That Act to Shape and Sometimes

question 138

Multiple Choice

What are the three factors that act to shape and sometimes distort perception?

• A) distinctiveness, consensus, and consistency
• B) assumed similarity, stereotyping, and the halo effect
• C) attribution theory, fundamental attribution error, and self- serving bias
• D) the perceiver, the target, and the situation

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