One Potential Explanation for Why People Prefer the Familiar Over

question 22

Multiple Choice

One potential explanation for why people prefer the familiar over that which is unfamiliar is that

• A)unfamiliar things can be potentially dangerous.
• B)familiar things are always good.
• C)unfamiliar things require more cognitive effort to process.
• D)familiar things tend to fall into our schemas and stereotypes.

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