Jane's teacher assigns her to write a paper favouring abortion. Based on the correspondent inference theory, what could you conclude about Jane's attitude towards abortion?

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The correspondent inference theory suggests that an individual's behavior is a better predictor of attitudes when the behavior is freely chosen, there are no situational factors that may explain the behavior, and the behavior is not influenced by social desirability or reward/punishment. Given that Jane's teacher assigned her to write a paper favoring abortion, we cannot infer whether Jane's behavior indicates her personal attitude towards abortion. Therefore, we cannot conclude whether Jane is for or against abortion based on this information.

Jane's Teacher Assigns Her to Write a Paper Favouring Abortion