Which of the following is a similarity between cognitive dissonance theory and self

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Psychological Inquiry

Vol. 3, No. 4 (1992)

, pp. 339-342 (4 pages)

Published By: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1448990

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Psychological Inquiry is an international forum for the discussion of theory and meta-theory. The journal strives to publish articles that represent broad, provocative, and debatable theoretical ideas primarily in the areas of social psychology and personality. We discourage submission of purely empirical, applied, or review articles. Each issue typically includes a target article followed by peer commentaries and a response from the target author. Manuscripts for the target articles can be invited or submitted. Manuscripts for the commentaries are always invited. Authors for the commentaries are chosen by the editors with input from the target authors.

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1. What does it mean that an attitude is a hypothetical mediating variable?

1. It can be observed directly
2. It cannot be observed directly
3. It links a stimulus to a response
4. Both B and C

2. An attitude can be inferred from a person’s:

1. Cognition
2. Affect
3. Behavior
4. All of the above

Answer: 

d. All of the above

3. Why was social cognition research initially spurned by traditionalist researchers?

1. It did not include enough of an affective component
2. It did not involve enough of a behavioral component
3. It was thought to be redundant with cognitive psychological research
4. It was thought to be redundant with attitudes research

Answer: 

d. It was thought to be redundant with attitudes research

4. Which theory of attitudes does not involve a cognitive component?

1. Cognitive dissonance theory
2. Balance theory
3. Theory of planned behaviour
4. Classically conditioned attitudes

Answer: 

d. Classically conditioned attitudes

5. What is one similarity between classic attitudes research and newer social cognition research?

1. Critical variables
2. Metatheories
3. Theories of cognition
4. Methods from cognitive psychology

Answer: 

a. Critical variables

6. Cognitive dissonance research has mostly focused on:

1. Attitude change
2. Behavior change
3. Both A and B
4. Neither A nor B

Answer: 

a. Attitude change

7. Dissonance can be described as:

1. A motivational state
2. A state of arousal
3. Both A and B
4. Neither A nor B

8. How can a person reduce dissonance?

1. Add cognitions
2. Subtract cognitions
3. Reduce the importance of dissonant cognitions
4. All of the above

Answer: 

d. All of the above

9. People are more selective about exposure to content when:

1. Dissonance is decreased
2. An attitude is personally important
3. Sequentially arriving information increases commitment
4. Both B and C

10. Which group is more likely to show selective attention?

1. Repressors
2. Sensitizers
3. Extroverts
4. None of the above

11. When are people more likely to learn selectively?

1. During incidental learning
2. During intentional learning
3. During active learning
4. Both B and C

Answer: 

a. During incidental learning

12. What is one difference between cognitive dissonance theory and balance theory?

1. Balance theory does not relate to consistency
2. Cognitive dissonance theory does not relate to cognition
3. Cognitive dissonance theory does not concern relationships between people
4. None of the above

Answer:

c. Cognitive dissonance theory does not concern relationships between people

13. Which people make riskier decisions?

1. Individuals
2. Group members at the beginning of a discussion
3. Group members after a discussion
4. None of the above

Answer:

d. Group members after a discussion

14. Which people tend to have the strongest attitudes?

1. Children
2. Young adults
3. Middle-aged adults
4. Older adults

Answer:

d. Middle-aged adults

15. If a person has two important attitudes, those attitudes are likely to be:

1. Mutually consistent
2. Accessible
3. Persistent over time
4. All of the above

Answer:

d. All of the above

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