AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

GROUP BEHAVIOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Claire has had several car accidents that she blames on other drivers. When her boyfriend has an accident, she is quick to blame his carelessness behind the wheel. Claire’s difference in blame is due to
A
Peripheral Route Pursasion
B
Cognitive Dissonance
C
Fundamental Attribution Error
D
Central Route Persuasion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Claire has had several car accidents that she blames on other drivers. When her boyfriend has an accident, she is quick to blame his carelessness behind the wheel. Claire’s difference in blame is due to. peripheral route persuasion.

Detailed explanation-2: -In some cases of conformity, a person’s desire to fit in with a social group can interfere with the ability to make moral or safe decisions. One example is when a person drinks and drives because friends do it, or because friends assure that person he or she can safely do so.

Detailed explanation-3: -When people blame a scapegoat, how do you think they choose evidence to support the blame? One way in which they might do this is to selectively attend to information that would bolster their argument. Furthermore, they may actively seek out information to confirm their assertions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Attitudes: Beliefs and feelings that predispose people to respond in particular ways to situations and other people.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ksana insists that her boyfriend’s car accident resulted from his carelessness. Her explanation for the accident provides an example of: a dispositional attribution.

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