Patrice is waiting in line to get his passport renewed. When he reaches the counter, the employee frowns at him and repeatedly interrupts him. Patrice assumes the employee must be a rude, unhappy person. Which fact about the correspondence bias most clearly shows that this is not necessarily true?
A. People assume that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people.
B. Personal needs and motives can cause defensive attributions.
C. There isn't enough information about people's circumstances to understand their behavior.
D. People view their successes differently than their failures.
Answer: C
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