The Hostile Attribution Bias Is a Tendency Demonstrated by __________

question 15

Multiple Choice

The hostile attribution bias is a tendency demonstrated by __________ who ___________.

• A) fearful individuals; see the ambiguous actions of a stranger as threatening.
• B) angry individuals; see the ambiguous actions of a stranger as antagonistic.
• C) Eastern Europeans; underestimate the intensity of felt emotion that accompanies an expression of anger.
• D) South Asians; overestimate the intensity of felt emotion that accompanies an expression of anger.

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Definitions:

Relatively Permanent Storage

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String Uses

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