You're just like me.I despise you. Which perceptual tendency might the speaker be revealing?A) Actor-observer effectB) Self-serving biasC) ProjectionD) Similar-to-me effectE) Central Trait

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Ethan Brunet · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The speaker is demonstrating projection, a defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unwanted thoughts, feelings, or traits to another person. In this case, the speaker is projecting their own despised traits onto someone else, claiming the other person is just like me and then expressing disdain for those traits.

"You're just like me.I despise you." Which perceptual tendency might the speaker be revealing?

A) Actor-observer effect
B) Self-serving bias
C) Projection
D) Similar-to-me effect
E) Central Trait

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"You're just like me.I despise you." Which perceptual tendency might the speaker be revealing?A) Actor-observer effectB) Self-serving biasC) ProjectionD) Similar-to-me effectE) Central Trait

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"You're just like me.I despise you." Which perceptual tendency might the speaker be revealing?

A) Actor-observer effect
B) Self-serving bias
C) Projection
D) Similar-to-me effect
E) Central Trait