In the ABC Model of Attitudes Is It Possible to Have

question 34

Multiple Choice

In the ABC model of attitudes is it possible to have a hierarchy that begins with behaviour? Why?

• A) No. An emotional response must occur before behaviour.
• B) No. Behaviour must have a cause, which could be either a belief or an effect.
• C) Yes. Sometimes people simply do things and use the self- perception theory to explain it after the fact.
• D) No. All known hierarchies begin with emotional or cognitive functions.
• E) Yes. According to balance theory, it is possible for a person to simply react first.

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