On the first day of class,Tamara's professor gives brief and abrupt answers to students' questions.Tamara thinks that her new professor is rude.This ________ will likely influence her to act negatively toward her professor.

A) role playing
B) foot-in-the-door phenomenon
C) situational attribution
D) attitude

Situational Attribution

Refers to the process of explaining someone's behavior based on external factors or circumstances rather than on internal characteristics.

Attitude

Feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events.

Foot-In-The-Door

A persuasive technique involving making a small request first to increase the likelihood of agreement to a larger request later.