Misreading and explaining a woman's warmth or friendliness as a sexual come-on is known as

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Misattribution refers to the process of incorrectly attributing a behavior or intention to someone. In this case, it is the incorrect attribution of sexual interest to a woman's friendly behavior. The other options do not accurately describe this phenomenon. The gender gap refers to disparities between men and women, the fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to overemphasize dispositional factors and ignore situational factors when explaining behavior, and distinctiveness attribution refers to the process of explaining behavior based on its distinctiveness from other behaviors.

Misreading and Explaining a Woman's Warmth or Friendliness as a Sexual