Carly and Joan are very happy in their relationship and have been together for a long time.When you ask Carly how often Joan says "I love you," Carly responds that Joan says it almost every day.This is surprising: Joan tells you that she rarely says "I love you" because she reserves those words for special occasions.Why might Carly's report be so different from Joan's?
A) social desirability effect
B) sentiment override
C) prospective bias
D) reactivity

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Sentiment override refers to the phenomenon where an individual's overall emotional feeling about their partner or relationship can influence their perception of specific behaviors or statements. In this case, Carly's positive feelings about the relationship and Joan might lead her to perceive Joan's expressions of love as more frequent than they actually are, because her overall sentiment towards Joan and their relationship is overriding her perception of specific instances.

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