As Discussed in Your Text, the Tendency to Perceive Ambiguous

question 19

Multiple Choice

As discussed in your text, the tendency to perceive ambiguous actions by others as evidence of hostility is ____.

• A) common among non-human animals, but rare among humans
• B) the norm among both humans and non-human animals, and probably something that is genetically "hardwired"
• C) probably uniquely human, because other animals do not have the mental hardware to make complex attributions
• D) unique to people with antisocial personality disorder

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