When Robin was told that her favorite store would no longer stock her favorite brand of clip-on earrings, she assumed this meant that the company was no longer producing clip-on earrings; even though that was not the case. Robin's incorrect assumption was due to_____ .
A) selective perception
B) kinesics
C) closure
D) defensive bias
E) attribution

Question

When Robin was told that her favorite store would no longer stock her favorite brand of clip-on earrings, she assumed this meant that the company was no longer producing clip-on earrings; even though that was not the case. Robin's incorrect assumption was due to_____  .
A) selective perception
B) kinesics
C) closure
D) defensive bias
E) attribution

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Closure is the tendency to fill in gaps of missing information by assuming that what we don't know is consistent with what we already know.

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