Exam 4: Behavior and Attitudes

As a teenager,you enjoyed jogging.As a result,your parents purchased new running shoes for you after every major milestone (e.g. ,when you ran your first marathon).According to the self-perception theory,your parents' behavior likely did what to your intrinsic motivation for jogging?

When asked whether they want to view information supporting or opposing their viewpoint,people who have just expressed their views on various topics prefer to view information supporting their positions.Which of the following best accounts for this finding?

How did Martens et al.'s (2007)investigate the idea that killing begets killing?

A set of norms that defines how people in a given social position ought to behave is what social psychologists call a(n)

Which theory explains our conclusion that we must be nervous because we feel shaky - while forgetting we just had two cups of strong coffee?

No one wants to look foolishly inconsistent,according to _______ theory.

Schnall and Laird's (2003)research revealed that individuals induced to repeatedly practice happy expressions tended to recall more happy memories and found their happy mood lingered.This is best explained by the

Following the U.S.Supreme Court's 1954 decision to desegregate schools,the percentage of European-Americans favoring integrated schools more than doubled.This is an example of how

Research on how behavior affects our attitudes suggests all the findings EXCEPT that

You receive more than one marriage proposal,and after deciding on who you wish to spend your life with,dissonance theory would predict that you would _______ the individual whose proposal you did accept.

Research indicates that harming an innocent victim,especially voluntarily,leads one to

According to the theory of ____,you can best predict a person's behavior when you know that person's intended behaviors and their perceived self-efficacy and control.

According to the overjustification effect,reinforcements that praise people tend to _______ intrinsic motivation,and reinforcement that seeks to control people _______ intrinsic motivation.

In 1964,Leon Festinger concluded that the evidence to date

Allison's parents are so happy that she enjoys reading.They decide to encourage her to keep at it by paying her $5 for each book she reads.According to the overjustification effect,how will Allison react to this new reward system?

Which areas of the brain are active when we automatically evaluate social stimuli?

A favorable or unfavorable evaluative reaction toward something or someone is called a(n)

When we are unsure of our attitudes,we infer them the same way someone else would who was observing us - that is,we look at our behavior.Which theory does this describe?

Which theory predicts that when people experience a self-image threat,they will compensate by affirming another aspect of the self?

Which of the following theories assumes that our actions are self-revealing?