Which of the Following Best Explains Why a Person Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why a person is more likely to try to change the attitudes of others before they change their own attitudes?

• A) According to the ABC model of attitudes, other people's attitudes are easier to change than one's own.
• B) According to self- perception theory, it is easier for a person to reinforce others' attitudes based on their behaviour.
• C) Attitudes are generally long lasting and endure over extended time spans. A person would find it easier to initially try to get others to conform to their attitudes than to change their own attitudes.
• D) According to the balance theory a person will try to maintain balance in all their relationships.
• E) According to the theory of reasoned actions, a person takes the most reasonable approach first, which would logically lead their to try to change the attitudes of others before their own.

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