Exam 6: Attitudes

Your friend is thinking of purchasing a self-help weight-loss CD that promises its effects through subliminal persuasive messages embedded in the music.What should you tell her research shows about the effectiveness of such programs?

Kirk is a strong Republican who voted for Mitt Romney in 2012.Based on research by Regan and Kilduff (1988),when should Kirk have felt most confident about Romney's chances for winning the 2012 election?

Selma's friends can't stand her new girlfriend,Patty,and have been pressuring Selma to stop seeing her.Selma gets agitated and feels that her friends should mind their own business and not try to "run her life" for her.According to the concept of______________,Selma would be most likely to respond by______________.

Hoshino-Browne and colleagues' (2005)post-decision dissonance experiment found that Japanese participants

Josie listened to a speech on the radio advocating the increased use of automobiles that are not reliant on fossil fuels.One would expect the sleeper effect to be greatest if Josie found out about the background of the speaker the______________speech and was asked about his views about the issue .

Marcia has two boyfriends,Davie and Mickey,both of whom she likes very much.She has decided that dating both of them is making her life too complicated and,after careful deliberation,has decided to stop seeing Davie and continue dating only Mickey.According to cognitive dissonance theory,which of the following should happen next?

In a study about political attitudes and opinions during the 2004 presidential election,researchers used brain imaging______________ to examine what happened in the brain when participants listened to positive or negative statements about the candidate of their choice.They found that most affected were those areas of the brain associated with which of the following?

Research indicates that subliminal influence

According to research by Formula and Petty (2002),an attitude can be______________by a persuasive message or argument ____ it.

Abby compliments Sharon on her new outfit,despite thinking it is not flattering at all.According to the "new look" at dissonance theory,

A social psychology graduate student who works long hours for little pay becomes increasingly convinced that she loves social psychology.This student's attitude toward her chosen field of study is most likely the result of

If you want to convince a friend to abandon an attitude and start thinking more like you,what would be the best approach?

Research on the attitudes of twins suggests

Brady and Quinn are trying to develop an ad campaign in which a key element is the trustworthiness of the message's communicator.Toward this end,they may wish to utilize

Implicit attitudes can be difficult to measure because

The most direct and straightforward way to assess an attitude is through the use of

The hypothesis that there is a genetic component to some attitudes would be supported by all but which finding?

Yanquan is a staunch Democrat.He has been arguing with Marcela,who is a staunch Republican.In the course of their discussion,Yanquan is able to withstand the arguments Marcela offers for her position,and he does so in strong and convincing fashion.He realizes afterward that his own counterarguments to Marcela's were pretty solid. Subsequent to this realization,Yanquan's attitude will

Shawna wants to join a sorority.This sorority has recently decided______________to put incoming members through various______________forms____________________________of initiation.Based on the findings of Aronson and Mills (1959),which type of initiations is______________most likely to lead____________________________ Shawna to identify strongly with the sorority and to value her membership in the group in the effort to avoid cognitive dissonance?

Which is not one of the four steps in the dissonance process?