Self-Perception Theory Asserts That

question 482

Multiple Choice

Self-perception theory asserts that

• A)people's attitudes are predictive of their future behaviour when cognitive dissonance is low
• B)people infer their attitudes from watching their own behaviours, just as they do when watching others
• C)people are more likely to change their attitudes when they perceive that their behaviours have been coerced
• D)people tend to attribute their own behaviours to external causes, while they tend to attribute the behaviour of others to internal causes

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