Two Neighboring Nations Are Each Stockpiling Weapons

question 32

Multiple Choice

Two neighboring nations are each stockpiling weapons. Each sees its neighbor's actions as an act of aggression and its own actions as self-defense. Evidently,these nations are victims of

• A)role-playing.
• B)cognitive dissonance.
• C)the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
• D)the fundamental attribution error.

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