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stand how to change attitudes, first it is essential to understand the
complexities of human thinking, as well as the motives that lead peo-
ple to resist change. These are interesting and important issues that
I will explore in the next two chapters. Chapter 4 is an attempt to
understand how people construe and misconstrue social events;
Chapter 5 is a description of the major motives underlying construal
and misconstrual.