Six-year-old Gary sees John, the new kid, spontaneously share candy with classmates. He thinks, Hey, John's behavior is good; he's generous, not stingy. Research indicates that Gary's inference about John's generosity (and his expectation that John will share again in the future) is based on _____.

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Gary's inference about John's generosity is based on evaluative reasoning, which involves making judgments about behavior based on moral or social norms. This reasoning is also trait-like because it assumes that John's behavior reflects his underlying traits or dispositional characteristics, such as being generous or stingy. Therefore, answer choice D, which includes options A and C, is the best choice. Option B is not entirely accurate because John's generosity may not necessarily imply that he will share again in the future, although it does increase the likelihood of such behavior.

Six-Year-Old Gary Sees John, the New Kid, Spontaneously Share Candy