Exam 6: Attitudes

A doctor administers a drug to a patient in a small room in the hospital. This drug increases the heart rate of the patient. After a while, the patient's heart rate increases just by being in the small room before the drug is even given. In this example, what is the unconditioned response?

What did early research by LaPiere (1934) and Corey (1937) suggest about the relationship between attitudes and behaviour?

Lisa has a positive attitude toward working out at the gym. She believes that spending time at the gym benefits her health. This represents which component of her attitude?

What have researchers found with respect to how the brain responds to positive, negative, and neutral stimuli?

If a researcher wants to know whether university students' attitudes toward recycling predict their recycling behaviour, which of the following questions should she ask?

Which of the following statements regarding the affect of observational learning on attitudes is true?

An attitude that is accessible all the time refers to ___________.

The use of a bogus pipeline in research can:

Positive punishment involves adding an undesirable stimulus in order to increase a behaviour.

Which of the following is true about the relationship between cognitive dissonance and culture?

A doctor administers a drug to a patient in a small room in the hospital. This drug increases the heart rate of the patient. After a while, the patient's heart rate increases just by being in the small room before the drug is even given. In this example, what is the unconditioned stimulus?

Lisa has a positive attitude toward working out at the gym. She feels happy when she is able to spend time exercising. This represents which component of her attitude?

According to your textbook, what is one suggested reason why we are more likely to pay attention to negative information over positive information?

If our positive reaction is low and our negative reaction is low, it can be said that our attitude is ________.

Jane tries on a new pair of shoes and thinks that they look just 'ok.' Jane finds that after going back to the store and trying the shoes on again that she really likes the way they look on her. Jane's increased liking can be explained by which of the following?

Operant conditioning occurs through the mechanisms of reinforcement and punishment. What is a major difference between reinforcement and punishment?

Attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioural control comprise components of self-affirmation theory.

If a researcher wants to assess implicit attitudes, she should probably NOT use a self-report measure because:

Lisa has a positive attitude toward working out at the gym. She goes to the gym to workout five days a week. This represents which component of her attitude?

Cooper and Fazio (1984) postulate that four steps must occur for people to experience and attempt to reduce cognitive dissonance. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as one of those steps?