Sally considered herself to be relatively liberal in her political and social views. Her best friend introduced her to an environmental activist group. At the first meeting she attended, Sally agreed with everything that was presented and decided to join the group. At the second meeting, however, a group member presented an argument that Sally thought was "extreme." Sally later told her friend that she could never join this group because their ideas were "crazy." Which theory would best explain Sally's change of attitude?

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Sally's change in attitude can be explained by Social Judgment Theory, which suggests that people evaluate new ideas by comparing them with their current attitudes and that extreme ideas are often rejected as they fall into the "latitude of rejection."

Sally Considered Herself to Be Relatively Liberal in Her Political