Question

A person sees two colleagues whispering and immediately assumes they are speaking against him. This is an example of which bias?

Options

• Confirmation Bias

• Self-Serving Bias

• Hostile Attribution Bias

• Anchoring Bias

Answer 1

Hostile Attribution Bias

Explanation:

This is a classic example of Hostile Attribution Bias, the person interprets an ambiguous situation (two people whispering) as hostile, when in reality they could be discussing something entirely unrelated.