Allison Carefully Avoids Doing What Everyone Else Does

question 81

Multiple Choice

Allison carefully avoids doing what everyone else does. She goes out of her way to make sure that she does not dress the same way as others of her age. She spends a lot of time and effort to ensure that she will not be caught "in style." Her behaviour would be called:

• A) bandwagon effect.
• B) decision polarization.
• C) independence.
• D) anticonformity.

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Definitions:

Attitude Change

A process in which an individual's general feelings, beliefs, or position on an issue evolve or are altered.

Cognitions

Mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses, including perception, thinking, and memory.

Role Playing

Role playing involves adopting and acting out the role of a character or persona, often in a therapeutic, educational, or training context, to explore different perspectives or behaviors.

Attitude Change

The process by which an individual's viewpoint or feelings towards a subject are altered.