Kgatello is walking down a busy sidewalk, when someone going the opposite direction bumps into him.Kgatello thinks the person meant to bump him to be rude.Jayson is MOST clearly exhibiting the ____.
A)hostile attribution bias
B)hostile expectation bias
C)hostile perception bias
D)indirect perception bias

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The hostile attribution bias refers to the tendency for individuals to interpret ambiguous or neutral actions from others as intentionally hostile or negative. In this scenario, Kgatello assumes that the person who bumped into him meant to be rude, indicating a hostile attribution bias. The other answer options are not as applicable or accurate.

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