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question 23

Multiple Choice

When Robin was told that her favorite store would no longer stock her favorite brand of clip-on earrings, she assumed this meant that the company was no longer producing clip-on earrings; even though that was not the case. Robin's incorrect assumption was due to_____ .

• A) selective perception
• B) kinesics
• C) closure
• D) defensive bias
• E) attribution

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