Exam 4: Behaviour and Attitudes

Jeremy loses his former 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?

An attitude is defined as ___________ toward someone or something.

In dissonance experiments, the attitudes-follow-behaviour effect ____________ when participants ___________.

Zanna and Pack found that gender roles ___________ our actions.

An attitude will be weakly linked to behaviour when

Wells and Petty asked students to listen to a tape-recorded radio editorial while testing the fit of earphone headsets. The students later said that they would have agreed more with the editorial they had heard on the tape if they had been

One way in which people minimize dissonance is through selective exposure to agreeable information.

Findings indicate that since seatbelt use has been made mandatory, the percentage of people favouring mandatory seatbelt laws has

Beth is torn between buying a Toyota Camry and a Honda Accord-two equally attractive options. After finally deciding on the Toyota, Beth will likely

The magnitude of the felt dissonance is greater when

The term ________ refers to prescribed actions expected of those who occupy a particular social position.

You are hosting a Weight Watchers party for people who have reached their goal weight. You want to provide tasty snacks, but you don't want to encourage over-eating either. How could you arrange things to help your friends eat sensibly, in accord with their new attitudes toward eating?

According to research,

Which theory assumes that we observe our actions for clues about our own attitudes and beliefs?

Think about Batson's research on moral hypocrisy. Why are people so often moral hypocrites?

Assessing whether White people take longer to associate positive words with Black than White faces is an example of the Implicit Association Test (IAT).

The effects of an attitude on behaviour become more apparent when we look at a person's average behaviour over time. This fact describes

If we provide students with just enough justification to perform a learning task and use rewards and labels to help them feel competent, we may _________ their enjoyment and their eagerness to pursue the subject on their own.

Intrinsic motivation is when

Attitudes are more potent when