Using the "How Do I Feel About It?" Heuristic Can

question 199

Multiple Choice

Using the "How do I feel about it?" heuristic can be problematic because we can make mistakes about what is causing our feelings.This idea is related to which other ideas in social psychology?

• A) schematic processing; fundamental attribution error
• B) misattribution; reasons-generated attitude change
• C) biased scanning; self-fulfilling prophecy
• D) self-serving biases; dissonance reduction

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