In Which of the Following Situations Is a Person Most

question 114

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations is a person most likely to revise a preexisting schema?

• A) when the information they perceive radically disconfirms their prior expectations
• B) when the information in a situation is ambiguous
• C) when they enter the situation having already been subtly primed to think about it in a certain way
• D) when the situation is similar to situations that they have been in before

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