When Xolani Starts University, He Comes from a Very Conservative

question 31

Multiple Choice

When Xolani starts university, he comes from a very conservative religious background.He strongly feels that homosexuality is 'wrong' and 'immoral', although he has never actually met anyone who is a homosexual.At university, he meets lots of new friends, a few of whom are homosexual.He really enjoys them, and as he spends more time with them he decides, 'I must not really think homosexuality is wrong.After all, several of my best friends are gay and I don't think they are immoral.' Which theory can BEST explain Xolani's change in attitude about homosexuality?

• A)social comparison theory
• B)the self-reference effect
• C)self-perception theory
• D)self-handicapping theory

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