Elliot is interested in how people can change their attitudes through their own behavior. The best approach for him would be to read the writings of
a. Gordon Allport.
b. Solomon Asch.
c. Leon Festinger.
d. Stanley Milgram.
c
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Beth and Jean are talking about welfare reform in America. Beth is very passionate about the issue, and makes strong statements about her views. Jean later e-mails Beth an article which contains some information that is consistent with Beth's views, as well as some information that is inconsistent with Beth's views. Beth chooses to believe the consistent information but discounts the inconsistent
information. As a matter of fact, after reading the article and thinking about the data it contained—even though these data were mixed—Beth actually feels even more passionate and more strongly about her position. This is an example of ____. a. anchoring and adjustment b. informational influence c. attitude polarization d. cognitive coping
Focusing on the most obvious features of an object or situation is referred to as
a. perceptual salience. b. horizontal décalage. c. decentration. d. transitivity.
Drawing on Armitage and Conner’s (2000) evidence that ambivalence affects the magnitude of relations between attitudes and behavior, which of the following statements is more likely to be correct?
a. Ambivalent attitudes serve a social adjustive function. b. Ambivalent attitudes serve a utilitarian function c. Ambivalent attitudes are less likely to serve a value-expressive function d. Ambivalent attitudes are less likely to serve a knowledge function.
Egan is unable to swim, and the other kids in his camp troop regularly tease him for this deficit. He finds that when he tries to swim, the kids respect his courage and stop mocking him. In a short amount of time, he is swimming like a champ, and the teasing completely stops. In this case, the cessation of the teasing is an example of
A. positive reinforcement. B. penalty. C. negative reinforcement. D. positive punishment.