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Unit 9 – Social Psychology
Topic 9.1
How does confirmation bias influence person perception within attribution theory?
It causes individuals to underestimate the effects of external influences on a person's actions.
It pushes individuals to judge another person’s behavior based solely on a single observed act or event.
It encourages people to make overly positive assessments of their own capabilities compared with others'.
It leads people to pay more attention to behaviors that confirm their existing beliefs about someone's personality traits.
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AP Psychology - 9.1 Attribution Theory and Person Perception
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