A husband thinks that he told his wife that he wouldn't be home for dinner, but his wife is sure that he did not. This is an example of a cognitive discrepancy in

a. perceptions.
b. expectations.
c. assumptions.
d. attributions.


a

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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