You start your day by stopping in at the local coffee shop to get your morning cup of caffeine on your way to work. One day you think to yourself, ‘why do I go to the same coffee shop every morning?' ‘
Oh, I must go to this coffee shop because I like the taste of the coffee.' This internal dialogue represents which theory?
a. Self-discrepancy theory
b. Self-perception theory
c. Social identity theory
d. Social comparison theory
Answer: B
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a. True b. False