When Althea sees that Leslie has tweeted a picture of herself with a surfboard, she assumes that Leslie goes surfing regularly. In reality, Leslie liked the design of the surfboard and posed with it but has never actually been surfing. Althea is engaging in

A. overattribution
B. creating the ought self
C. impression management
D. synchronous communication


Answer: A

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