The Tendency to Attribute Negative Intent to Others,especially When the Actual

question 41

Multiple Choice

The tendency to attribute negative intent to others,especially when the actual intentions of the other child are unclear,is referred to as:

• A)trait confluence
• B)hostile attribution bias
• C)reactive aggression
• D)none of these

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Definitions:

Basic Strength

Fundamental qualities or abilities that form the foundation of one's character or physical capabilities.

Ego Integrity

A sense of wholeness and fulfillment that Erikson described as the final developmental task in his theory, achieved in late adulthood.

Despair

A feeling of utter hopelessness, typically one of the later stages in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, occurring in old age.

Erikson

A psychologist who developed the theory of psychosocial development across eight stages throughout life.