Exam 6: Attitudes

Miss Roberto is concerned that Talia and Emily avoid playing with Michael because he is African American.Which of the following strategies would best enable her to assess any unconscious dislike these two students feel toward Michael?

Discuss three alternatives to cognitive dissonance theory.

Sleeper effects can be reduced by reminding people that the source of a persuasive message was not credible.This supports which explanation of sleeper effects?

Which of the following advertising slogans for a new stereo system would be most appealing to someone in a collectivist culture?

When message recipients use central route processing, which of the following will be true?

Gloria has a negative attitude toward smoking, but she continues to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day.According to the theory of planned behavior, one reason that her attitude and behavior are inconsistent could be that

Which of the following concerning the impact of body movements on persuasion is true?

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

The study by Strahan and colleagues (2002)found that subliminal cues regarding thirst influenced how much Kool-Aid participants drank only

Wells and Petty (1980)videotaped students as they listened to a speech.The results of this study indicated that

Describe the phenomenon of insufficient justification, and explain its relationship to cognitive dissonance.

According to the theory of planned behavior, one reason that a person's behavior might not be consistent with that person's attitudes is that the behavior

The central route to persuasion requires

One way to increase the accuracy of self-report measures of attitudes is to

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

The feeling of ambivalence can be described as an attitude that is both _____ and _____.

Trista had to choose between two potential mates, Charlie and Ryan, on the final episode of the original The Bachelorette.In the end, she chose Ryan.Several weeks later, a reporter interviewed Trista about her feelings toward the two men.Which of the following predictions regarding her feelings at the time of the interview would be most likely if she is trying to avoid post-decision dissonance?

The "Lipton Ice" and dextrose pill research demonstrated that subliminal messages are most effective when participants

Sammy and Mark watched a ballgame together.Sammy favored the home team, while Mark was an avid fan of the road team.The star player for Sammy's team made a great play and started to celebrate in a rather demonstrative fashion.Sammy got caught up in the celebration, while Mark was angered because he felt this display was an insult to the players of his team.This demonstrates that

Jerra thinks gossiping is wrong, but she chooses to engage in it anyway because she doesn't believe any harm that could come from it.Why does Jerra not feel personal responsibility for the negative consequences that ultimately come from her gossiping?