Peter,who Is an Aggressive 11-Year-Old,is Referred to the Counselor Because

Multiple Choice

Peter,who is an aggressive 11-year-old,is referred to the counselor because of a recent episode of fighting on the bus.When asked to explain what happened,Peter said that he had to sit next to a girl who was laughing with her friend across the aisle about the "stupid kids in school." Enraged by this,Peter pushed her head into the window.Where is the error in Peter's social information processing about this situation?

A) Peter interprets cues incorrectly,and assumes the girls' comments are referring to him.
B) Peter did not clarify his goals in the situation,and assumed the girls' comments are referring to him.
C) Peter did not encode the social information into long-term memory.
D) Peter did not evaluate the girls' comments against what he knows about his behavior.