Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. An attitude must be inferred from observable responses that we see another person express toward an attitude object.
2. The school of thought concerning race that is now known as The American School was grounded in the belief in monogenesis.
3. When encountering credible factual information that contradicts our beliefs concerning an attitude object, humans very willingly alter their beliefs to bring them into alignment with this information.
4. A majority-minority state is one in which 50% of the resident population identifies as White Only and 50% of the resident population identifies as a racial or ethnic minority.
5. A person’s opinion about an attitude object is an example of the affective component of an attitude.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. False

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