An adult child who is a strong supporter of the Democratic Party enjoys visiting each week with his parents who are staunch Republicans. This situation best illustrates that
a. attitudes are seldom related to behavior.
b. behavior often cannot be predicted from attitudes.
c. a person's membership group is not necessarily his or her reference group.
d. behavior typically determines attitudes.
ANSWER: c
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