Exam 4: Behavior and Attitudes

In a psychology experiment,the participants were required to frown during the first half of the day and smile during the remaining half.At the end of the day,the participants reported feeling more positive when they smiled rather than when they frowned.This scenario likely illustrates:

When external inducements are insufficient to justify our behavior,we reduce dissonance internally by justifying the behavior.Which of the following theories explains this insufficient justification effect?

A researcher who measures attitudes by assessing whether White people take longer to associate positive words with Black faces than with White faces is most likely using:

Initially,when Ben was promoted to manager of his organization,he felt awkward giving orders to his co-workers.However,after a few weeks,he learned how to behave like a boss.In the context of behaviors affecting attitudes,Ben's adjustment suggests that he has now adopted to his new:

As a teenager,your parents always compelled you to clean your room.Now that you are living on your own,you feel no motivation to clean your home as your parents are not around to nag you.This shows that:

Logan chooses zoology over botany as his major in college.However,he experiences dissonance when his semester starts.In this scenario,which of the following is a likely reason for his dissonance?

Rhea has two sons.She promises to give incentives to her sons for weeding the garden every Sunday.Her elder son,Aaron,gets $1 an hour,whereas her younger son,John,gets $5 an hour for the same task.Contrary to her expectation,Rhea notices that although Aaron is paid less for the task and has probably experienced more dissonance than John,he does a better job than John.In this scenario,Aaron's attitude toward the task exemplifies:

Zimbardo attributed the behavior of the subjects in his Stanford prison study to:

Which of the following illustrates the attitudes-follow-behavior principle in psychology?

Describe one of your attitudes.Include cognitive,affective,and behavioral components.

A store owner is concerned about shoplifting.Research on potent attitudes that influence shoplifting suggests that he can reduce theft by:

Although you may spend an evening surfing the Internet rather than studying,you have generally been a disciplined student throughout your academic career and have always held the attitude that studying is important.The relationship between your studying behavior and your attitude toward studying can be best described by which social psychological term?

Which of the following theories assumes that people,especially those who self-monitor their behavior hoping to create good impressions,will adapt their attitude reports to appear consistent with their actions?

When social psychologists try to measure people's attitudes,they:

In the context of the dual processing capacity of human beings,unlike automatic thinking,controlled thinking is:

During a group discussion on smoking,Ethan says that one should avoid smoking as it is injurious to health and it symbolizes weakness.Later,Ethan avoids smoking in front of his classmates lest his views on smoking contradict his words.He also wishes to appear consistent.Which of the following theories of psychology best explains Ethan's behavior?

Felix sweats profusely just before an interview and feels uncomfortable.He concludes he is nervous.However,his nervousness disappears when he notices the lights are not working in the waiting room.In the context of psychology,which of the following is exemplified in this scenario?

Identify the true statement about role-playing studies.

Research revealed that the POWs (prisoners of war)of the Korean War were brainwashed through the tactic of:

Jeremy loses interest in doing arithmetic after his teacher promises him $1 for each problem he solves correctly.Which theory best explains Jeremy's loss of interest in arithmetic?