Arguments That Are in Conflict with One's Prior Attitudes Are

question 96

Multiple Choice

Arguments that are in conflict with one's prior attitudes are scrutinized longer and subjected to more skeptical analysis than are arguments that are consistent with one's prior beliefs. This finding is MOST consistent with which of the following concepts?

• A) disconfirmation bias
• B) the matching hypothesis
• C) cognitive dissonance
• D) the fundamental attribution error

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