Question

Nadiya, your classmate, is struggling to keep up with class. Last week, she told you that she even thought about cheating on a test. If you and Nadiya are good friends, and alike in many ways, you are likely to believe that Nadiya would consider cheating because of an cause, such as . Your perception is being influenced by the

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Nadiya, your classmate, is struggling to keep up with class. Last week, she told you that she even thought about cheating on a test. If you and Nadiya are good friends, and alike in many ways, you are likely to believe that Nadiya would consider cheating because of an external cause, such as the exam being too difficult. Your perception is being influenced by the defensive bias.