After playing a particularly violent video game for a few hours, Tom became involved in a heated discussion with his roommate
When his roommate suddenly stood up to go to another room, thereby ending the discussion, Tom believed that his roommate was about to attack him. This misinterpretation of his roommate's actions is probably due to ________.
A) a Type A behavior pattern
B) a hostile expectation bias
C) a Type B behavior pattern
D) an incompatible response
E) catharsis
Answer: B
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