In social psychology, why is construal so important?

a. People's behavior is affected by their interpretation of events, not only the events themselves.
b. People's behavior is primarily determined by the objective circumstances they are in.
c. People are aware of their biases in perceiving events.
d. People realize that other reasonable people see things they way they do.


Answer: A

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