Malvine Has Always Campaigned for Clean Air and Water, Often

question 259

Multiple Choice

Malvine has always campaigned for clean air and water, often doorbelling for candidates running for political office on a clean environment platform. She is dismayed to learn that her favourite restaurant is polluting the fresh water stream that runs behind it but she continues to eat lunch there twice a week. She later cancels her membership in an environmental group, saying that the group is too radical. Which of the following psychological processes is evident here?

• A) self-fulfilling prophecy
• B) fundamental attribution error
• C) cognitive dissonance
• D) self-serving bias

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Definitions:

Corporate Social Responsibility

A business model that helps a company be socially accountable to itself, its stakeholders, and the public, often focusing on environmental, economic, and social impact.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The commitment of a business to contribute to sustainable economic development and improve the quality of life of the workforce, their families, the community, and society at large.

CEO Activism

The efforts of chief executive officers to influence public policy and social issues outside of their companies' immediate business interests.

Reputation

The general perception or opinion that the public holds about an individual, organization, or brand, often influenced by past actions and media portrayal.