The Mental Process People Use to Explain Their Behavior and the Behavior

question 344

Multiple Choice

The mental process people use to explain their behavior and the behavior of others is called

• A) an attribution.
• B) an attitude.
• C) cognitive dissonance.
• D) the fundamental attribution error.

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