Crandall and Eshleman Argue That Prejudice Requires Energy and That

Multiple Choice

Crandall and Eshleman argue that prejudice requires energy and that we are inclined to conserve mental energy. Therefore, in an effort to avoid cognitive dissonance we may:

A) be particularly attracted to information that justifies our prejudice and allows us to express it, thereby saving the energy.
B) be very attentive to information that disconfirms our prejudice so that we could eliminate it, thereby saving the energy we would have used to suppress it.
C) look for a dispositional reason to hold onto our attitudes, thereby saving the energy.
D) consciously edit our statements so that our prejudices do not leak out.