When we learn positive information about a person first, and later learn negative information, we are likely to:
a. search for negative information to counteract the positive
b. let the positive information outweigh later negative information
c. discount the positive information
d. suspend judgment until we have sufficient information to make a decision
e. both c and d
Ans: c
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