When People Learn About Others' Positions, Without Making a Prior

question 63

Multiple Choice

When people learn about others' positions, without making a prior commitment and without discussing their own position, they will

• A) often take a reverse position.
• B) not adjust their own position.
• C) adjust their responses to maintain a socially favorable position.
• D) pretend they "knew it all along."

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Definitions:

Temporary

Occurring for a limited time period; not permanent.

Permanent

Describes something that lasts indefinitely without significant change or end.

Fundamental Attribution Error

In explaining other people’s behavior, the tendency to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situations.

Actor/Observer Bias

is the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to internal causes.