"Even though it was clear that another student, Raul, accidentally pushed Noah, he insisted that Raul did it on purpose. What ph

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"Even though it was clear that another student, Raul, accidentally pushed Noah, he insisted that Raul did it on purpose. What ph

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faust18 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-14T17:45:02+03:00

Answer:

Hostile attribution bias

Explanation:

It is an ability of interpreting behavior of others having opposed intent even though the act or behavior is indefinite. For example, the case mentioned here although it was obvious to all that Raul did not pushed Noah intentionally and it was just an accident, but Noah insisted that he did it purposely.

Another other example for such behavior is if two persons are talking to each other, and third person watching them think that they are talking about him, although they are not and their behavior is ambiguous.