If You Were to Measure the Attitudes Towards the Wearing

question 75

Multiple Choice

If you were to measure the attitudes towards the wearing of seat belts in a state where wearing them was compulsory and compare those attitudes to those of people living in a state where it was not compulsory,self-perception theory would predict that people in the state with compulsory seat belt legislation tended to:

• A) develop a more positive attitude toward the wearing of seat belts
• B) develop a more negative attitude toward the wearing of seat belts
• C) wear the seat belts only when police officers were visible
• D) praise the virtues of seat belts, but not wear them

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