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When social psychologists try to measure people's attitudes,they:


A) get a direct reading of their behaviors.
B) easily obtain attitudinal changes by controlling all external social influences.
C) predominantly avoid recording and evaluating implicit and explicit attitudes.
D) end up measuring expressed attitudes.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A researcher who measures attitudes by assessing whether White people take longer to associate positive words with Black faces than with White faces is most likely using:


A) a bogus pipeline paradigm.
B) the facial muscle response test.
C) the implicit association test.
D) a strong interest inventory.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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During a group discussion on smoking,Ethan says that one should avoid smoking as it is injurious to health and it symbolizes weakness.Later,Ethan avoids smoking in front of his classmates lest his views on smoking contradict his words.He also wishes to appear consistent.Which of the following theories of psychology best explains Ethan's behavior?


A) social penetration theory
B) cognitive dissonance theory
C) self-presentation theory
D) motivation crowding theory

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Although you may spend an evening surfing the Internet rather than studying,you have generally been a disciplined student throughout your academic career and have always held the attitude that studying is important.The relationship between your studying behavior and your attitude toward studying can be best described by which social psychological term?


A) moral hypocrisy
B) behavioral inconsistency
C) the ABCs of attitudes
D) the principle of aggregation

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Initially,when Ben was promoted to manager of his organization,he felt awkward giving orders to his co-workers.However,after a few weeks,he learned how to behave like a boss.In the context of behaviors affecting attitudes,Ben's adjustment suggests that he has now adopted to his new:


A) role.
B) implicit attitude.
C) explicit attitude.
D) place.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Jeremy loses interest in doing arithmetic after his teacher promises him $1 for each problem he solves correctly.Which theory best explains Jeremy's loss of interest in arithmetic?


A) self-perception theory
B) cognitive dissonance theory
C) self-presentation theory
D) self-monitoring theory

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following theories assumes that people,especially those who self-monitor their behavior hoping to create good impressions,will adapt their attitude reports to appear consistent with their actions?


A) self-presentation theory
B) activity theory
C) cognitive dissonance theory
D) attachment theory

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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In the context of the dual processing capacity of human beings,unlike automatic thinking,controlled thinking is:


A) deliberate.
B) habitual.
C) effortless.
D) implicit.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Describe one of your attitudes.Include cognitive,affective,and behavioral components.

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Logan chooses zoology over botany as his major in college.However,he experiences dissonance when his semester starts.In this scenario,which of the following is a likely reason for his dissonance?


A) He focuses on the negative aspects of botany.
B) He highlights the positive aspects of zoology.
C) He is unable to downgrade zoology.
D) He fails to downgrade botany.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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In a psychology experiment,the participants were required to frown during the first half of the day and smile during the remaining half.At the end of the day,the participants reported feeling more positive when they smiled rather than when they frowned.This scenario likely illustrates:


A) belief perseverance.
B) the facial feedback effect.
C) cognitive dissonance.
D) the overjustification effect.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Identify the true statement about role-playing studies.


A) It infers that humans are powerless machines.
B) It concludes that people remain unaffected by their surroundings and hardly change their behaviors to match up to those around them.
C) It confirms that people remain the same throughout these studies without undergoing any minor or major transformation in their behavior.
D) It highlights how an artificial role can subtly morph into what is real.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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When external inducements are insufficient to justify our behavior,we reduce dissonance internally by justifying the behavior.Which of the following theories explains this insufficient justification effect?


A) self-inducement theory
B) self-presentation theory
C) cognitive justification theory
D) cognitive dissonance theory

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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A store owner is concerned about shoplifting.Research on potent attitudes that influence shoplifting suggests that he can reduce theft by:


A) installing metal detectors.
B) attaching anti-theft devices on his merchandise.
C) installing eye-level mirrors in his store.
D) placing security guards at all exits.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Felix sweats profusely just before an interview and feels uncomfortable.He concludes he is nervous.However,his nervousness disappears when he notices the lights are not working in the waiting room.In the context of psychology,which of the following is exemplified in this scenario?


A) cognitive dissonance theory
B) self-perception theory
C) hierarchy of needs
D) operant conditioning

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Zimbardo attributed the behavior of the subjects in his Stanford prison study to:


A) his leadership behavior.
B) the roles played by the subjects.
C) the personality traits of the prisoners.
D) their failure to process relevant information.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Rhea has two sons.She promises to give incentives to her sons for weeding the garden every Sunday.Her elder son,Aaron,gets $1 an hour,whereas her younger son,John,gets $5 an hour for the same task.Contrary to her expectation,Rhea notices that although Aaron is paid less for the task and has probably experienced more dissonance than John,he does a better job than John.In this scenario,Aaron's attitude toward the task exemplifies:


A) the bystander effect.
B) the insufficient justification effect.
C) the less-is-better effect.
D) the picture superiority effect.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following illustrates the attitudes-follow-behavior principle in psychology?


A) Alex prefers the company of physically attractive people.
B) Emily,an employee in a software company,dares to share confidential company information with a rival company as she was not caught doing a similar act earlier.
C) Caleb tends to ignore those situations that are not under his control.
D) Kayla,a student,is convinced that she will fail her exam but is surprised when she performs exceptionally well.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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As a teenager,your parents always compelled you to clean your room.Now that you are living on your own,you feel no motivation to clean your home as your parents are not around to nag you.This shows that:


A) only enough incentive is not effective in eliciting desired behaviors.
B) authoritarian management will be effective even when the authority is absent.
C) people are unlikely to internalize forced behavior.
D) behaviors follow attitudes for which we feel some responsibility.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Research revealed that the POWs (prisoners of war) of the Korean War were brainwashed through the tactic of:


A) torture and punishment.
B) gradually escalating demands.
C) attitude adjustment.
D) confidence building.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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