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A group of pedestrians is standing on a corner, waiting for the light to change. A driver runs a red light and narrowly misses another car.
 
  According to work on the two-step process of making attributions, who is most likely to point out how quickly the light changed from amber to red when explaining the near accident?
   a. Dan, who is searching in his pocket for his house keys
   b. Cynthia, who is mentally rehearsing her shopping list
   c. Jeff, who is trying to think of what to cook for dinner
   d. Wesley, who is feeling alert and hasn't a concern in the world

Question 2

When people are motivated to reach an accurate judgment, or are suspicious of a person (suspecting lying or ulterior motives for instance), they are more likely to engage in the _________ of the two-step process of attributions.
 
  a. automatic process
  b. first step
  c. entirety
  d. second step



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Answer: D

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