Benito goes to school with several Asian students. Although he feels they are very cold and distant, he also believes they all do well in school. Despite the fact that his Asian friend, Hyoun, is involved in a lot of social activities and gets straight Cs, Benito always praises his friend on his good grades and ignores his warm nature. This is an example of ________________ inaccuracy.

a. positive intensity
b. positive valence
c. negative intensity
d. negative valence


b. positive valence

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A. an oral history project B. information about their attitudes C. information about their knowledge of the organization D. information about their beliefs

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a. reflective observation and concrete experience b. active experimentation and abstract conceptualization c. concrete experiences and active experimentation d. reflective observation and abstract conceptualization

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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