Author Question: Jules and Jim are reading a book review about a book that both of them have read. Jules hated the ... (Read 73 times)

fbq8i · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Jules and Jim are reading a book review about a book that both of them have read. Jules hated the book, and seems to feel that the reviewer also hated it. Meanwhile, Jim thought the book was witty and provocative, and he seems to think that the reviewer shares HIS views. It seems as though both Jules and Jim are seeing different things when reading the book review. That is, both of them seem to be engaging in the ____.

a. confirmation bias
b. self-fulfilling prophecy
c. false consensus effect
d. illusory correlation

Question 2

According to the text, more than any other emotion, the emotion of ____ is likely to have been at the root of many horrible wars, genocides, and violent attacks throughout history.

a. guilt
b. humiliation
c. anger
d. loathing