Mrs.Crane frequently thinks she has to shout at her husband to get his attention,but he thinks she yells because she's angry.Mr.Crane typically feels he has to shout back at his wife to defend himself,but she thinks his screaming proves that he's hostile.This couple's experience best illustrates
A) a social trap.
B) the social-responsibility norm.
C) superordinate goals.
D) mirror-image perceptions.

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This scenario best illustrates mirror-image perceptions, which is the tendency for each person in a conflict to see the other as being hostile and themselves as being reasonable. Mrs.Crane believes she has to shout to get her husband's attention, but Mr.Crane interprets her yelling as a sign of anger. Similarly, Mr.Crane feels he has to shout back at his wife to defend himself, but Mrs.Crane sees his yelling as proof that he is hostile. This cycle of misinterpretation and escalation is characteristic of mirror-image perceptions.

MrsCrane Frequently Thinks She Has to Shout at Her Husband