Suppose that a local government is considering a construction project that will cost tax payers a large amount of money. Residents have strong views on both sides of the debate. In an attempt to educate the public, the city arranges several informational sessions in which the pros and cons of the project are discussed. Which result is consistent with the psychological literature? Residents' original attitudes toward the project would be strengthened by attending the informational sessions. Residents' original attitudes toward the project would be weakened slightly by attending the informational sessions. The majority of the residents would change their minds after hearing evidence on both sides of the debate. The informational sessions would have no effect whatsoever on residents' attitudes toward the project.

The literature that walks the psychological intricacies produces a work that emphasizes the inner dilemmas, the personal reasons that drive certain choices and attitudes of the Man, than the external context, that is, the social life and the culture. Accordingly, we can conclude that in relation to the information sessions the city has set up to educate the public about the government building project, according to the psychological literature, the result will be that the residents' original attitude towards the project would be strengthened, as both the negative points and the poditives regarding the project will be reaffirmed.