The barrier to accurate perception of focusing on the negative happens when we
A) distort our attributions to match our like or dislike for another person.
B) give more weight to negative information rather than positive information.
C) treat irrelevant information as if it were relevant.
D) treat small amounts of information as if they were highly representative.

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Focusing on the negative involves giving more weight to negative information over positive information. This can cause a barrier to accurate perception because it skews our perception towards negativity and may cause us to ignore or downplay positive information. The other options, while relevant to perception and bias, do not directly address the issue of focusing on the negative.

The Barrier to Accurate Perception of Focusing on the Negative