The Propensity to Misread the Intentions of Others as Negative

question 128

Multiple Choice

The propensity to misread the intentions of others as negative is known as ________.

• A) Type A behavior
• B) the hostile attribution bias
• C) the fundamental attribution error
• D) neuroticism

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