Since moving into a household of jazz lovers, Joyce, a dedicated fan of rock music, has developed a more positive attitude toward jazz and added it to her types of favorite musical styles. Her roommates would be considered part of
a. her reference group.
b. her membership group.
c. both of these groups.
d. neither of these groups.
C
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A) less; 6 months B) less; 2 years C) more; 6 months D) more; 2 years
Antonio is an environmentalist who works in a local logging mill
Although he feels that working at the mill is a contradiction, he saysthat it was the only job he could find, and now that he has gotten two raises, he is making more money there than he could if he were to find another job. In this example, Antonio a. probably never experienced any cognitive dissonance. b. reduced dissonance by reducing the importance of one of the dissonant elements. c. reduced dissonance by adding consonant elements. d. reduced dissonance by changing one of the dissonant elements. e. maintained dissonance by justifying his behavior.
In the United States, laws against prostitution were first passed in
a. colonial times b. the 1800s c. the early 1900s d. the 1950s
In the context of the relationship between parents and maturing children, which of the following statements is true about the empty nest?
A. The empty nest does not signal the end of parenthood. B. The effects of the empty nest on a marriage do not depend on its quality. C. Couples whose identity is dependent on the parental role find the empty nest extremely liberating. D. Parents stop enjoying their grown children's accomplishments because of the empty nest.