Stevie has had three professors, each of whose last names began with the letter W. Each time, Stevie did not enjoy the class and made a poor grade
Therefore, he only selects classes in which the professors' names do not begin with W's. Stevie's negative attitude and avoidance of professors whose last names begin with W's are due to which of the six ways of acquiring an attitude?
a. an interaction with others
b. chance conditioning
c. the mean worldview
d. group prejudice
ANSWER: b
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