Exam 13: C: Social Psychology

According to ____ theory,we alter our attitudes because we experience an unpleasant state of tension between two or more conflicting thoughts.

Despite warnings from NASA engineers that the shuttle might explode because rubber rings on the rocket booster could fail in freezing temperatures,project managers of the Challenger agreed to launch it after a series of bitterly cold days in January.This is an example of intelligent people making a catastrophic decision due to the phenomenon of ____.

____ is the study of how people influence others' behaviour.