Julie and Jason Were on a Blind Date

Julie and Jason were on a blind date. Jason was very excited and expected the evening to go well. Julie agreed to go on the date only to help out her friend who was responsible for entertaining her cousin while he was in town. Julie expected that she would have a terrible time. Sure enough, the next day, Julie was telling her friend how boring the evening was; her friend was shocked to hear this as her cousin, Jason, had just spent the morning telling her how wonderful Julie was and how much they had in common. How could the friend rationalize that Julie and Jason had been on the same date last night?

A) The couple's perceptions were influenced by their expectations.
B) The couple's perceptions were influenced by their past experiences.
C) Each person held different investments in the date.
D) The attention that each on paid the other influenced their perceptions.