Jada gives William her dessert at lunch in the hope that he will like her. Jada's behavior is an example of __________.

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Jada is engaging in a direct social influence attempt, as she is attempting to influence William's feelings towards her through giving him her dessert. Social cognition refers to the mental processes involved in perceiving, attending to, and interpreting information about ourselves and others. A construal refers to the subjective interpretation of information or events. The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency to overemphasize dispositional (internal) explanations for others' behavior and to underestimate situational (external) explanations.

Jada Gives William Her Dessert at Lunch in the Hope