You attend a party where you do not know anyone but expect that people will be friendly. You meet people warmly and in a sociable manner. Your actions, in turn, lead to other people being friendly to you. This situation can best be described as
A) the illusory correlation.
B) the representativeness heuristic.
C) the availability heuristic.
D) behavioral confirmation.

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This situation best describes behavioral confirmation, where our behavior influences the expectations and behavior of others towards us. By being warm and sociable towards others, we are more likely to receive friendly behavior in return, leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy of positive interactions. The other options do not accurately capture this dynamic.

You Attend a Party Where You Do Not Know Anyone