The Study of the Judgments People Make as to Whether

question 73

Multiple Choice

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behaviour is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called:

• A)the primacy effect.
• B)cognitive dissonance.
• C)attribution theory.
• D)stereotyping.

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