Lungi and Aza are talking about welfare issues in South Africa.Lungi is very passionate about the issue, and makes strong statements about her views.Aza later e-mails Lungi an article which contains some information that is consistent with Lungi's views, as well as some information that is inconsistent with Lungi's views.Lungi chooses to believe the consistent information but discounts the inconsistent information.As a matter of fact, after reading the article and thinking about the data it contained - even though these data were mixed - Lungi actually feels even more passionate and more strongly about her position.This is an example of ____.
A)anchoring and adjustment
B)informational influence
C)attitude polarisation
D)cognitive coping

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This is an example of attitude polarization, where a person's beliefs and attitudes become more extreme and rigid after being exposed to information that is consistent with their beliefs, while discounting or ignoring information that contradicts their beliefs. Lungi's strong statements about welfare issues in South Africa show that she already had a strong attitude towards the issue, and after reading the article, her beliefs became more extreme and rigid, demonstrating attitude polarization.

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