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When LaPierre examined questionnaire responses and behavioral responses to a Chinese couple in the 1930s, he found that most restaurants and hotels indicated in writing that they ____________. This suggests that attitudes do not serve ____________.

a) Would serve a Chinese couple and actually served them; To alert people to what to approach or avoid.
b) Would not serve a Chinese couple, and they did not; To enable people to express important values.
c) Would serve a Chinese couple but refused service; To organize people's understanding of the world.
d) Would not serve a Chinese couple, but actually served them; To alert people to inconsistencies in their thinking.

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LaPierre found that restaurants and hotels would not serve a Chinese couple, but actually served them, which suggests that attitudes do not alert people to inconsistencies in their thinking.

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In the 1930s, LaPierre examined questionnaire responses and behavioral responses to a Chinese couple and found that most restaurants and hotels indicated in writing that they would not serve a Chinese couple, but actually served them. This suggests that attitudes do not serve to alert people to inconsistencies in their thinking.

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