Candace was having dinner with friends when one asked the group to name Australia's capital city.Sydney popped immediately into Candace's mind as a likely answer,but she waited to see what her other friends thought was right.Some were confident that the capital city was Sydney,while others thought it might be Canberra.Consistent with the self-validation hypothesis,Candace was persuaded that ________ was the right answer because ________.

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According to the self-validation hypothesis, people are more confident in their beliefs when they are able to generate reasons for them. In this case, Candace generated the belief that Sydney was the capital city because it popped into her mind quickly, which she interpreted as evidence that it was likely to be true. Therefore, she was more likely to be persuaded by the opinion of her friends who supported this belief.

Candace Was Having Dinner with Friends When One Asked the Group