The Negativity Bias Is

question 8

Multiple Choice

The negativity bias is:

• A) a tendency to be more sensitive to unpleasant stimuli compared to pleasant stimuli.
• B) common in adolescence and all but absent in early childhood and adulthood.
• C) unlikely to occur unless children are exposed to negative affect and witness negative social interactions early in life.
• D) all of the above.

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