Eliese and Jordyn Were Having a Conversation When All of a Sudden

question 1

Multiple Choice

Eliese and Jordyn were having a conversation when all of a sudden, Jordyn abruptly turned around and walked away from Eliese in the middle of her sentence. Eliese interpreted Jordyn's behavior as an intentional act that was meant to hurt her, when in reality, Jordyn had just realized that she had left her purse in class. Eliese's reaction to Jordyn's behavor reflects which attributional bias?

• A) Hedonic relevance
• B) Self-serving bias
• C) Fundamental attribution error
• D) Situational contingencies
• E) Egocentric bias

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