Exam 7: Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Research on embodied attitudes suggests that ____.

Social psychologists use the term ____________________ attitudes to refer to the fact that people have two types of attitudes-automatic attitudes and deliberate attitudes-that are not always consistent with one another.

Attitude accessibility refers to how easily an attitude comes to mind.

Which of the following theories suggests that people prefer consistency to inconsistency, and that people attempt to seek out consistency in their relationships?

Which of the following best describes behavioral aggregation as a solution to the problem of attitude-behavior inconsistency?

In light of the research on cognitive dissonance theory, what is the best explanation for the role of large, expensive marriage ceremonies?

In one well-known study that was conducted during an era of anti-Chinese prejudice (LaPiere, 1934), a researcher drove across the U.S. with a Chinese couple, stopping at dozens of restaurants, hotels, auto camps, and tourist homes. He was interested in attitude-behavior consistency. Specifically, he was interested in knowing the percentage of establishments that would serve the couple, as well as the percentage of establishments that would say that they would serve the couple when contacted later. What did he find?

Fritz Heider's balance theory is also known as the ____.

In 1959, Festinger and Carlsmith conducted a classic experiment in which they asked participants to tell a lie (about how interesting a very boring study was). The researchers paid participants either $1 or $20 to tell this lie. The same participants were then asked how interesting they really thought the study was. What did the researchers find?

Henry's mother always praises him when he practices the piano and denies him dessert when he doesn't. Henry's mother is apparently employing techniques based on ____ in order to encourage her son to practice more.

Social psychology as a science can ____.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings are "self help" meetings comprised of people who are recovering from alcohol-related problems. These meetings employ a number of practices designed to keep people away from alcohol. Which of the practices listed below is most consistent with the research on cognitive dissonance theory and attitude change? That is, which of the following would a cognitive dissonance theorist be most likely to applaud?

Research on gender and sexuality indicates that ____________________ show less consistency than ____________________ in terms of (a) their stated attitudes about sex and (b) their actual behaviors.

Which of the following is the best example of operant conditioning?

Research indicates that people will sometimes choose to suffer as a result of simply expecting to suffer-but only if ____.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Iris is a vegetarian, but she ate a steak last night. Because of this hypocritical behavior, Iris is likely to experience a state of discomfort known as ____________________.

Distinguish between automatic attitudes and deliberate attitudes. How do they function and what purposes do they serve? How do they relate to one another? How can they be measured?

Within a year after marrying, Kayla is unhappy in her marriage, yet she spends a lot of time talking to herself about how the marriage was the right thing for her to do. "It's better than being alone, and at least he isn't a total loser," she says to herself. Kayla is experiencing ____________________.

Jeanne believes that her son is a genius. He takes multiple difference IQ tests and scores below average. He performs poorly in school and shows little creativity at home. He does not excel at anything he does. Yet Jeanne continues to belief in his superior intellect. Jeanne is illustrating belief perseverance.