If you were to measure the attitudes towards the wearing of seat belts in a state where wearing them was compulsory and compare those attitudes to those of people living in a state where it was not compulsory, self-perception theory would predict that people in the state with compulsory seat belt legislation tended to:
A. develop a more positive attitude toward the wearing of seat belts
B. develop a more negative attitude toward the wearing of seat belts
C. wear the seat belts only when police officers were visible
D. praise the virtues of seat belts, but not wear them
Answer: A
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