We grant a certain latitude toward acceptance or rejection of new ideas about an object for which we already hold an opinion. The tendency to characterize ideas falling in the area of rejection as farther from our position than they actually are results in a(n) ________ effect.
A) assimilation
B) contrast
C) distortion
D) dissonance

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The correct answer is the contrast effect, which occurs when the difference between our opinion and new information is exaggerated, making the new ideas seem more distant from our own beliefs than they actually are.

We Grant a Certain Latitude Toward Acceptance or Rejection of New