The Barrier to Accurate Perception of Focusing on the Negative

question 42

Multiple Choice

The barrier to accurate perception of focusing on the negative happens when we

• A) distort our attributions to match our like or dislike for another person.
• B) give more weight to negative information rather than positive information.
• C) treat irrelevant information as if it were relevant.
• D) treat small amounts of information as if they were highly representative.

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