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

Multiple Choice

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.