Question

ashanti has strong feelings about the administrations policies regarding refugee families seeking asylum in the united states. these feelings reflect ashantis political beliefs and may cause her to attend an upcoming protest in her town. ashantis feelings, beliefs, and actions reflect what social psychologists call a(n): attribution. attitude. appraisal. schema.

Explanation:

• Attribution: Refers to explaining the causes of behavior, not the combination of feelings, beliefs, and actions as described.
• Attitude: Comprises an individual's feelings (affective component), beliefs (cognitive component), and actions (behavioral component) towards a person, object, or issue. Ashanti's feelings about policies (affective), her political beliefs (cognitive), and her potential action of attending a protest (behavioral) fit the definition of an attitude.
• Appraisal: Usually relates to evaluating a situation's significance, not the overall set of feelings, beliefs, and actions.
• Schema: Is a mental framework for organizing information, not the described emotional - belief - action triad.

Answer:

B. attitude