Are Cognition and Affect Two Separate Elements of Attitudes? Affective

question 96

Multiple Choice

Are cognition and affect two separate elements of attitudes? Affective responses do not always require prior cognitions according to the position taken by the:

• A) independence hypothesis
• B) experiential model
• C) cognitive- affect model
• D) attitude- congruence model
• E) imbalanced- attribute hypothesis

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