On the first day of class, Corey is assigned to sit next to a man wearing athletic pants and a baseball cap with a sports logo. Because Corey is overweight, he assumes that his new classmate will treat him poorly, so he goes out of his way to ignore the other student. Corey's negative evaluative reaction is referred to as
A)an attitude.
B)cognitive dissonance.
C)informational social influence.
D)lowballing.
E)the norm of reciprocity.

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Corey's negative evaluative reaction is an example of an attitude, which is a psychological tendency expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor. In this case, Corey's assumption about how his classmate will treat him based on his appearance and interests forms his attitude towards the classmate.

On the First Day of Class, Corey Is Assigned to Sit