Glossary H

Hostile attribution bias refers to a tendency to assume that provocation is intentional. It is the tendency to perceive ambiguous actions by others as aggressive; tendency to view harm done under ambiguous circumstances as having stemmed from a hostile intent on the part of the harmdoer; characterizes reactive aggressors. Hostile attribution bias, moreover, is the tendency of aggressive children to attribute negative intent to others, especially when the intentions of another child are unclear

hostile attributional bias refers to the tendency of aggressive children to attribute negative intent to others, especially when the intentions of another child are unclear (e.g., when a child accidentally bumps into them, they are likely to think the other child did it on purpose).

Hostile environment harassment refers to a type of sexual harassment that occurs when an individual is subjected to unwelcome repeated sexual comments, innuendoes, or visually offensive material or touching that interferes with school or work. It is a type of harassment characterized by a pattern of unwanted conduct related to gender that interferes with an individual’s work performance.

Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment is defined as a workplace which promotes or tolerates sexual harassment

Hostile expectation bias refers to the tendency to assume that people will react to potential conflicts with aggression.

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Hostile media phenomenon refers to the tendency for people who feel strongly about an issue to believe that the media coverage of the issue is biased against their side

Hostile perception bias refers to the tendency to perceive social interactions in general as being aggressive

Hostile sexism is defined as the belief that women are incompetent, overly emotional, and manipulative.

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