George Met Paul at a Seminar for the First Time

question 78

Multiple Choice

George met Paul at a seminar for the first time. When Paul expressed his political interests, George felt that Paul was very similar to himself as they shared the same opinions on political ideals. George's inference is an example of:

• A) selective perception.
• B) self-serving bias.
• C) assumed-similarity bias.
• D) fundamental attribution error.

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