Eric does not really know how to answer the essay question about cognitive dissonance on his social psychology exam. He decides to write as many facts as he knows about the topic of attitudes in his exam book, hoping that the professor will not read the exams too closely and will be impressed enough by the length of his essay to give him a good score. Eric is hoping to take advantage of
a. the sleeper effect.
b. the peripheral route to persuasion.
c. the central route to persuasion.
d. dissonance-related insufficient justification.
b
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a. making the punishment more severe. b. waiting until the next instance of misbehavior. c. clearly stating what act you are punishing. d. showing intense anger as you begin the punishment.
In a large-scale longitudinal analysis of data (Erol and Orth, 2011), the greatest level of self-esteem in late adolescence and early adulthood was found among
a. whites. b. blacks. c. Latinos. d. girls.
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a. Openness to experience b. Agreeableness c. Extraversion d. Conscientiousness
In lecture, all of the following were characteristics were described as being associated with autism EXCEPT:
a. delays in language development b. difficulty engaging in focused attention c. avoidance of eye contact d. restricted interests and insistence of routines