Juanita returned home after being away for several years. When she saw her father, whom she thought she disliked, she hugged him and cried. Based on her behavior when she met him, she determined that she must like him more than she thought. This is most consistent with the _____ of attitudes.

A. evolutionary theory
B. social learning theory
C. self-perception theory
D. social identity theory

Self-perception theory was proposed by Deryl Bem in the 1960s and 1970s. This theory was about the description of the attitude formation of a person. According to this theory, people lack the initial attitude and the response which was developed their behavior observation and make the conclusion that what was the attitude that drives such behavior.

Thus in the above statement, Juanita liked her father more before she thought. This is the most consistent attitude with self perception theory.