Evolutionarily speaking, one reason that people prefer the familiar over that which is unfamiliar is that
a. unfamiliar things can be potentially dangerous.
b. familiar things are always good.
c. unfamiliar things require more cognitive effort to process.
d. familiar things tend to fall into our schemas and stereotypes.
Answer: A
Psychology
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