In one study, participants were exposed to negative information about their favorite Presidential candidate. Both Democrats and Republicans were quick to identify the opponent's _____ but were less likely to do so for their preferred candidate
A) exculpatory statements
B) congruent statements
C) contradictory statements
D) linguistic errors
Answer: C
Rationale: Democrats readily identified the opponent's contradictions but were less likely to do so for their own candidate; the same was ture for Republican responders (Westen et al., 2006).
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