Exam 6: Attitudes and Attitude Change

"Don't bother me with the so-called facts," asserts your Uncle Joe."If it's good enough for Stephen Harper,it's good enough for me." Which of the following statements about your Uncle Joe is most likely true?

In general,what is an attitude? Provide an example of an attitude toward some person or thing and identify the affective,cognitive,and behavioural components of that attitude.

Describe when people are more likely to use the central route to persuasion and when they are more likely to use the peripheral route.Also describe what will make an appeal more persuasive if one is using each route.

You have just undergone a three-week initiation process to become a member of a fraternity.During the initiation,you were made to do such things as shave your head,run naked through the cafeteria,and sing obnoxious fraternity songs during your classes.You now consider the fraternity the best thing that's ever happened to you and are convinced that your fraternity brothers are friends for life.Your attitude toward your fraternity is probably influenced by

Daryl Bem's self-perception theory suggests that we form attitudes about an object based more on our _______ toward that object than our _______ toward that object.

Why would a race track of all places be an excellent place to conduct research on post-decision dissonance?

According to your authors,threats of severe punishment ultimately teach people

Most social psychologists concur that attitudes consist of

People who had already placed their $2 bets were more confident than people who were waiting in line to place their bets (Knox & Inkster,1968).These findings suggest that decisions that are _______ generate more cognitive dissonance than decisions that are not.

Kenneth believes that Funny-O's cereal is good because it has no sugar,it contains all of the recommended vitamins and minerals,and it has no artificial flavors.Kenneth's attitude toward Funny-O's is a(n)

According to the Yale Attitude Change approach,_______ speakers are more persuasive than their opposites.

Norman and colleagues (2010)used the theory of planned behaviour to predict subjects' behavioural intentions towards those with mental illness.They examined two components of the theory only.Their results provided support for the theory of planned behaviour when they found that ________ predicted subjects' behavioural intentions.

Complete the following analogy about attitudes: implicit is to ________ as explicit is to ________.

According to results of dissonance studies,who is more likely to believe that lying is truly a heinous,unconscionable,and unforgivable act?

One night Emily meets Don in a bar and they decide to go back to his place and have sex.Emily has a condom in her purse and wants to ask Don to use it,but is afraid that if she does he will think she is promiscuous (easy).According to the text,this is an example of the influence of

Individuals can reduce cognitive dissonance by

Hosking and colleagues (2009)examined cultural differences in predictors of behavioural intentions to quit smoking.The factor that was more predictive of Westerners' intentions than Southeast Asians' intentions was

Your friend teaches preschool,and there is one little boy in her class who is giving her problems.He constantly misbehaves,throwing toys,threatening other children,and sometimes even physically attacking them.So far,her stern punishment has stopped his destructive behaviour when she's there,but when she leaves the room or when a substitute fills in,he's back to his old ways.You suggest that she use dissonance to change his behaviour permanently.What would you tell her?

In general,the more _______ a decision between alternatives,the _______ the post-decision dissonance.

Who is most likely to enjoy a boring and lackluster rock-n-roll concert performed by washed-up 50-something "has beens"?