A basic tenet of self-perception theory is that we infer our feelings from our behavior when____a.the reasons for our attitudes
or feelings are ambiguous.b.the reasons for our attitudes or feelings are clear.c.we can easily identify external reasons for our feelings.d.we think about how others perceive us.
a. the reasons for our attitudes or feelings are ambiguous
Explanation:
The Self-perception theory suggests that individuals tend to perceive their own behaviors as good or bad or acceptable or unacceptable and then this affects their own feelings and attitudes. In addition to this fact, it has also been reported that people tend to infer their attitudes and their preferences based on their behaviors not only when they are observing themselves but also when they are behaving unconsciously. This means that people infer feelings from their own behavior and actions and since these feelings can be interpreted in multiple ways hence they are ambiguous. Therefore, option a is the correct answer.
