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Discuss and briefly provide research evidence for five reasons why attitudes sometimes fail to predict behaviors.

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200 words briefly give some possible reasons why attitudes sometimes fail to predict behaviors. One reference is included for future referral.

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When summarizing five general reasons why attitudes sometimes fail to predict behaviors, one common reason for such a glitch is that attitudes are often inconsistent in nature. For example, we might embody the prevalent attitude of trying to eat healthily but then act in the opposite manner and overeat cake and ice cream, justifying this contrasting act as acceptable when it's ...

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