People Are More Easily Influenced by Others When They Are

question 38

Multiple Choice

People are more easily influenced by others when they are in a positive mood.In part,this is because .

• A)positive affect encourages attributions of positive motivations for others' behaviors
• B)positive affective states decreases our reliance on stereotypes
• C)positive affective states increase our information processing capacity
• D)positive affective states increase our motivation to process information
• E)positive affective states increases our ability and willingness to pay attention

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