Behavioral Science Dictionary

Hostile Attribution Bias

Also known as: Hostile attribution of intent

Social Influence

Reading hostile intent into behavior that is actually ambiguous.

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• Gain-loss message framing
• Group Attribution Error
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• Identity-based motivation
• Illusion of Asymmetric Insight
• Illusion of Transparency
• Illusory Superiority

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