You attend a party where you do not know anyone but expect others to be friendly toward you.You greet people warmly.Your actions,in turn,lead other people to behave in a friendly manner with you.This situation can best be described as:
A)an illusory correlation.
B)the representativeness heuristic.
C)the availability heuristic.
D)behavioral confirmation.

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This is an example of behavioral confirmation, where one's behavior leads others to confirm or reinforce their initial expectations or assumptions about that person. In this case, the individual's warm greeting and friendly demeanor likely led others to perceive them as approachable and friendly, thus reinforcing and confirming their initial assumption that the individual was friendly.

You Attend a Party Where You Do Not Know Anyone