Juan Is in the Process of Forming an Opinion About

question 131

Multiple Choice

Juan is in the process of forming an opinion about someone when a friend, who is taking a psychology class, tells him to avoid making snap judgements and to carefully consider the evidence. The net result of this advice is that Juan feels more accountable for his opinions. The advice of Juan's friend should most likely decrease:

• A) the self-serving bias.
• B) the fundamental attribution error.
• C) the primacy effect.
• D) the recency effect.

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