Kia is very unhappy in her relationship with Denny. She describes Denny as being unreliable and mean, and she belittles his intelligence. What is most likely operating in her views of Denny?
A) accommodation bias
B) sentiment override
C) confirmation bias
D) self-serving bias

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Sentiment override is the tendency to view events or people in a way that aligns with one's emotions or feelings toward them. In Kia's case, her unhappy feelings toward Denny could be causing her to view him in an excessively negative light, leading her to belittle his intelligence and see his actions as unreliable and mean.

Kia Is Very Unhappy in Her Relationship with Denny