Ken is very self conscious about his acne problem. When a girl he finds attractive makes a joke about her own complexion, he interprets it as a disguised rejection of him and reacts with hostility. His misplaced response is the result of a problem with
A) social information processing.
B) relational aggression.
C) reference groups.
D) normative social influence.
Answer: A
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