When people are motivated to reach an accurate judgment, or are suspicious of a person (suspecting lying or ulterior motives, for instance), they are more likely to engage in the __________ of the two-step process of attributions.

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When motivated to reach an accurate judgment or suspicious of someone, people are more likely to move beyond the automatic first step of making attributions and engage in the second step, which involves more deliberate and thoughtful processing. Therefore, the correct answer is the second step (D).

When People Are Motivated to Reach an Accurate Judgment, or Are