Exam 7: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

In a classic study, the word Dutch was systematically paired with positive words (e.g., vacation, gift ), whereas the word Swedish was paired with negative words (e.g., bitter, failure ). When tested afterward, participants ____.

"The world is perfect" is one of the assumptive worlds identified by Janoff-Bulman (1992).

____ are pieces of information, facts, or opinions; ____ are broad evaluations toward some object or issue.

In light of the research on cognitive dissonance theory, what is the best explanation for the role of large, expensive marriage ceremonies?

Iris is a vegetarian, but she was forced (at gunpoint)to eat a steak last night. Research suggests that even under these highly unusual circumstances, she will still feel dissonance and try to rationalize her steak-eating to reduce this dissonance.