Cognitive dissonance is best defined by which of the following?
a. Psychological discomfort experienced when one holds two inconsistent thoughts or beliefs
b. A process of changing one's attitude based on some form of communication
c. A form of persuasion in which one asks for a small request followed by a larger request
d. A process in which a group makes decisions as a group and discourages individual opinion
a. Psychological discomfort experienced when one holds two inconsistent thoughts or beliefs
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a. ?to qualify the results b. ?to create a measure of reliability c. ?to argue that the subjects' responses were under the stimulus control of the test items d. ?to advocate for its widespread use e. ?to create a series of tests which are still used today
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a. episodic memory b. procedural memory c. semantic memory d. sensory memory
Adopted children and adolescents tend to __________
A) have trouble developing feelings of trust and affection toward their adoptive parents B) fare better if they are adopted in their birth country after infancy and toddlerhood C) develop less favorably than institutionalized agemates who remain in their birth country D) have more learning and emotional difficulties than other children and adolescents