A group of Queen's University "frosh" (first-year students) are taught songs and chants about the superiority of Queen's University. One month later, they have negative attitudes toward all other universities. This is likely due to
A) the effects of potent attitudes on behaviour.
B) the saying-becomes-believing effect.
C) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
D) none of the choices are correct.

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The saying-becomes-believing effect refers to the phenomenon where repeatedly stating a belief can lead to actually believing it. In this case, the students were taught songs and chants about the superiority of their university, which over time may have led them to actually believe that their university is superior and have negative attitudes towards other universities.

A Group of Queen's University "Frosh" (First-Year Students) Are Taught