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." No matter how hard you try to convince him otherwise, Marcus continues to feel worse about his singing ability. This gap between your perceptions is known as ____
A) implicit personality adjustment
B) incongruence
C) scripted differences
D) behavioral adjustment

Question

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The gap between your perception that Marcus has a great voice and his belief that he's terrible is an example of incongruence, which refers to a discrepancy or mismatch between two things, such as two people's beliefs or perceptions.

You Find Your Roommate Marcus Singing to Himself in the Kitchen