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tsand2

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When we seek to infer our attitudes, one reason that relying on moods or emotions as heuristics can mislead us is that
 
  a. we seldom know what we're really feeling.
  b. we may not know the true source of our emotions.
  c. moods or emotions interfere with our motivation and ability to attend to relevant information.
  d. different attitudes generate different emotions.

Question 2

Using the How do I feel about it? heuristic can be problematic because we can make mistakes about what is causing our feelings. This idea is related to which other ideas in social psychology?
 
  a. schematic processing; fundamental attribution error
  b. misattribution; reasons-generated attitude change
  c. biased scanning; self-fulfilling prophecy
  d. self-serving biases; dissonance reduction



tdewitt

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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