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GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 52

Social Psychology · Attitudes and Prejudice: Attitude formation, change and persuasion, cognitive dissonance, prejudice, discrimination · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which of the following statement(s) are related to Bem’s theory of self-perception?

  1. It starts with development of one’s basic self-concept
  2. Behaviour is a source of knowledge
  3. It is related to attitude formation
  4. It suggests that people change their attitude because of their behaviour

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Correct answer: (B) Behaviour is a source of knowledge; (C) It is related to attitude formation; (D) It suggests that people change their attitude because of their behaviour

Explanation

Bem argued that people infer their own attitudes by observing their behaviour, so behaviour is a source of knowledge about the self and a way in which attitudes form and change.