You find your roommate Marcus singing to himself in the kitchen,and you are impressed."Man,Marcus,you've got a great voice!" Marcus looks embarrassed."No way,you don't need to try to make me feel better.I know I'm terrible.I've never been able to sing." And no matter how hard you try to convince him otherwise,Marcus continues to feel worse about his singing ability.This gap between different perceptions is known as _______.
A)implicit personality adjustment
B)incongruence
C)scripted differences
D)behavioral adjustment

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The gap between the speaker's perception of Marcus's singing ability and Marcus's own perception is an example of incongruence. This is when two different perspectives or perceptions do not match up or align, creating a gap or discrepancy. The other answer choices do not accurately describe this situation.

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