Question

Pablo and celia ask a job applicant to talk about her background for a few minutes. before doing so, the applicant says she has bad allergies, so she might sniffle and speak with a shaky voice. the applicant then talks about herself, and she does, in fact, sniffle and speak with a shaky voice. while the applicant talks, pablo is attentive. but celia is tired and her mind wanders a bit. attribution research suggests that, compared with pablo, celia is more likely to

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: think that the applicant is anxious or upset.
Since celia was not paying attention, she might missed the detail about the applicant's allergy.
Because of this, she would perceive sniffle and shaky voice as a non-verbal language that indicates the applicant's anxious emotion.