The Idea of "Telling More Than You Can Know" (Nisbett

Multiple Choice

The idea of "telling more than you can know" (Nisbett & Wilson, 1977) is the premise that people may report why they respond a certain way, but that their reports about causes of behavior reflect __________.

A) subconscious conflicts between implicit and explicit attitudes
B) their theories and beliefs about what should have influenced them
C) what people believe most other people would report
D) what people think the researcher wants them to say