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 141) Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance? a. I believe smoking is bad for my health; I love to smoke. b. I believe exercising is healthy; I love to exercise. c. I believe dresses are feminine; Nicole Kidman sometimes wears pants. d. I believe profanity is childish; my father uses profanity. 142) Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance? a. Wearing glasses is dignified; a respected political leader wears glasses. b. Dresses are feminine; Britney Spears wears dresses. c. Pink shirts are effeminate; Mel Gibson wears pink shirts. d. Orange juice is healthy; I love orange juice. 143) Tamika met Samantha, who was new to the school. Tamika began to develop a friendship with Samantha and soon they became good friends. Then Tamika learned that Samantha had been a troublemaker at her old school. Tamika liked Samantha but now saw her as a troublemaker. Tamika finally resolved these conflicting emotions by deciding that Samantha should be admired for turning over a new leaf at her new school. This is can be explained by a. implicit egotism theory. b. maladaptive gullibility. c. cognitive dissonance theory. d. self-monitoring theory. 144) The Seekers thought the world was coming to an end on December 21. They prayed for their salvation. When the world did not come to an end, a. this weakened their convictions because of falsification. b. this strengthened their convictions because of cognitive dissonance. c. this could not be explained by the Seekers. d. the Seekers used common sense to explain the disconfirmation of their prophecy. 145) The most creative demonstration of cognitive dissonance theory involved a situation where participants were asked to a. perform extremely boring manual tasks. b. taste fried grasshoppers. c. give a learner shocks for incorrect answers. d. pretend they were either a prisoner or a guard. 146) Research on cognitive dissonance theory suggests that people are unlikely to experience dissonance and change their cognitions or behaviour when they have _______________________. a. an extraverted personality. b. an extreme emotional reaction. c. no justification for their behaviour. d. a good external justification. 147) ________ theory proposes that we acquire our attitudes by observing our behaviours. a. Self-perception b. Cognitive dissonance c. Impression management d. Implicit egotism 148) ________ theory proposes that we don’t really change our attitudes but that we report that we have done so to make our behaviours appear consistent with our attitudes. a. Self-perception b. Cognitive dissonance c. Impression management d. Implicit egotism 149) Frederick is choosing between two different pairs of jeans at the mall. After he buys one pair, he is happy with his choice and thinks that he didn’t really like the other pair anyways. Frederick has engaged in a. post-decision dissonance. b. lowballing. c. impression management. d. self-monitoring. 150) There are two alternative pathways to persuading others. One leads us to evaluate the merits of the persuasive arguments carefully and thoughtfully. This is known as the a. central route. b. peripheral route. c. afferent route. d. efferent route.

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