When drawing inferences about a person's behavior, which of the following best describes what is meant by "hedonic relevance"?
A) Whether the behavior promotes or obstructs the actor's own interests
B) The degree to which a behavior was intended to benefit others
C) The relevance of the perceiver's goals to the observed behavior
D) The perceiver's perception of whether the actor intended to harm or benefit the perceiver in some way

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Hedonic relevance refers to whether the behavior promotes or obstructs the actor's own interests. This means that when observing someone's behavior, we try to infer whether that behavior is motivated by the desire to obtain pleasure (or avoid pain) or by other factors such as social norms or moral principles.

When Drawing Inferences About a Person's Behavior, Which of the Following