Attitude change increases with the discrepancy between the message and the beliefs of the audience only when the ______
a. audience has high self-esteem
b. message is extremely fearful
c. sender of the message is an expert
d. audience is fully committed to its beliefs
C
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Elenita is from a relatively sheltered background. When she goes to college, she meets a Hispanic student. This student is the only Hispanic person she has ever known. The student is very independent and outspoken on their first meeting. After that meeting, Elenita decides that Hispanics in general must be independent and outspoken. Elenita's reaction illustrates the ____
a. base-rate fallacy b. false consensus effect c. illusory correlation d. one-shot illusory correlation
Don is quite harsh in punishing his six-year-old son. Often, he belittles the boy and on occasion he has slapped him for running away from a spanking. Don may be provoking which of the following in his young son?
a. adrenaline damage b. learned helplessness c. parasympathetic failure d. emotional bargaining
In a study on roommate preference, people who had to choose which of three hypothetical candidates would be the best roommate made the BEST decision when:
A) they were allowed to deliberate over the pros and cons of each person. B) they were forced to make a snap decision immediately after hearing a description of the three people. C) they were given time to unconsciously deliberate on the potential roommates while actively engaged in an unrelated problem-solving task. D) the descriptions of the potential roommates were presented subliminally instead of consciously.
IQ tests are always fair and reliable measures of a person's intelligence
Indicate whether the statement is true or false