Roberto did not get much sleep last night. when he looked in the mirror he thought about how tired he looked. he ran into maria at the mall and she told him how nice he looked today. maria is often sarcastic and roberto took the comments as such even though she didn’t come across as sarcastic in the interaction. as a result, he left the interaction feeling unhappy. what best explains why roberto left the interaction feeling unhappy?

Because he wasn´t feeling good and Maria pointed exactly to what was making him feel bad.

Explanation:

Roberto was feeling bad because he looked really tired as he didn't get much sleep and when he ran into Maria she made a comment about the thing that was making him feel bad. She didn't sound as sarcastic but as he knows her personality he took it like that as it is what she usually does. He made an assumption that made him feel unhappy.

Roberto left the interaction feeling unhappy because if he had not thought he looked tired that morning, then the compliment would have seemed genuine. Because he already thought he looked tired, he assumed the worst.

Explanation:

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