Why Are Attitudes Useful

question 53

Multiple Choice

Why are attitudes useful?

• A) because they allow us to judge whether something we encounter is good or bad
• B) because they organize our knowledge about a certain topic
• C) because they make it more likely that we will change our minds
• D) because they allow us to predict how others will behave

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