The Study of the Judgments People Make as to Whether

question 51

Multiple Choice

The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behavior 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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