When asked to rate the job that a senator has done, a politician responds, "I think the senator has introduced several important pieces of legislation." In the context of attitudes, this statement best reflects

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The statement reflects cognitive information because it is based on the politician's knowledge and beliefs about the senator's actions (introducing legislation), rather than emotions (affective) or behaviors (behavioral). Informational influence involves conforming based on the information or evidence presented by others, which is not directly relevant to this scenario.  The politician's evaluation of the senator, that is, his attitude toward the senator, is in part developed from thoughts the politician has when the senator in mentioned.

When Asked to Rate the Job That a Senator Has