In a study of the cognitive and affective components of attitudes, Fabrigar and Petty (1999) found that:
a. subjects who had tasted a beverage were more positive on the affective measure
b. subjects who had been exposed to an informative message were more positive on the beliefs measure
c. whether subjects tasted a beverage or read information about it had no effect on later measures of beliefs and affect
d. whether subjects tasted a beverage or read information about it influenced later measures of belief but not affect
e. a and b above
Ans: e
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