According to the perspective presented in Chapter 3 (Social Cognition),
a person who grew up in a home with an alcoholic parent who sees a man acting in a somewhat strange manner may be ________ likely to interpret this behavior as due to alcohol because of ________.
a. more; chronic accessibility of an alcoholic schema
b. more; ego-defensive biases
c. less; chronic accessibility of an alcoholic schema
d. less; ego-defensive biases
Answer: A
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