Research has found evidence that attitudes can be learned through vicarious self-perception, which occurs when we infer ______.
a. our own attitudes by observing the freely performed actions of others, with whom we identify
b. the attitudes of those with whom we identify by observing our own freely performed behavior
c. the functions of our own attitudes by examining the circumstances predicting others’ behavior
d. the affective content of our own attitudes by examining our memories for our interactions with others
Ans: a
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