Question 1

Our attitudes predict our behavior when

Accepted Answer

A)   situational pressures are minimized
B)   the attitude involved is specifically about the behavior
C)   the attitude is salient
D)   all of the above D

Question 2

Research has indicated that there are two separate components of credibility: expertise and ________.

Accepted Answer

trustworthiness

Question 3

You have a negative attitude toward chemistry because your chemistry teacher was a hostile, angry man who liked to belittle students. Your attitude toward chemistry was probably formed through

Accepted Answer

A)   reinforcement
B)   dissonance
C)   association
D)   counterarguing C

Question 4

The ________ component of an attitude consists of the person's tendency to act regarding the object.

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The answer of The ________ component of an attitude consists...

Question 5

When we see inconsistency between attitudes and behavior, it is often because the attitudes are __________ or held ambivalently.

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The answer of When we see inconsistency between attitudes and...

Question 6

Extreme amounts of distraction tend to enhance the persuasiveness of a message.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

__________ approaches to attitude formation assert that we seek consistency among our attitudes and between attitudes and behavior.

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The answer of __________ approaches to attitude formation assert that...

Question 8

Which of the following is likely to increase David's commitment to the belief that people should not eat meat?

Accepted Answer

A)   having expressed this attitude to friends at a party
B)   not having eaten any meat for the last two weeks
C)   having arrived at this belief of his own free will
D)   all of the above

Question 9

A person who decides that the communicator advocating an unpopular position is simply unreliable and uninformed is engaging in ________.

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The answer of A person who decides that the communicator...

Question 10

The less commitment someone feels toward a decision, the more dissonance they will feel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe cognitive response theory and how it influences our attitudes.

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The answer of Describe cognitive response theory and how it...

Question 12

Counterarguing makes people more susceptible to influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which type of person is most likely to scrutinize arguments closely?

Accepted Answer

A)   one who is highly issue-involved and highly response-involved
B)   one who is highly issue-involved and weakly response-involved
C)   one who is weakly issue-involved and highly response-involved
D)   one who is weakly issue-involved and weakly response-involved

Question 14

Research suggests that information from outgroups is processed at the central level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Kurt is especially likely to be convinced by the television network's legal commentator if he believes the commentator is

Accepted Answer

A)   a former attorney
B)   popular
C)   biased
D)   an actor

Question 16

The self-perception process is most likely to occur when

Accepted Answer

A)   we are in a positive mood
B)   we have strong opinions about an issue
C)   we are forced to express an attitude we don't really believe
D)   our attitudes are vague or uninvolving

Question 17

How does making a decision produce dissonance? Explain and give an example.

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The answer of How does making a decision produce dissonance?...

Question 18

Reference groups are effective in producing change because of __________ and similarity.

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The answer of Reference groups are effective in producing change...

Question 19

Balance theory and cognitive dissonance theory are both examples of the ________ framework.

Accepted Answer

A)   learning
B)   expectancy-value
C)   cognitive consistency
D)   psychodynamic

Question 20

Performing attitude discrepant behaviors generally changes a person's __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Performing attitude discrepant behaviors generally changes a...

Exam 5: Attitudes and Attitude Change

Our attitudes predict our behavior when

Research has indicated that there are two separate components of credibility: expertise and ________.

You have a negative attitude toward chemistry because your chemistry teacher was a hostile, angry man who liked to belittle students. Your attitude toward chemistry was probably formed through

The ________ component of an attitude consists of the person's tendency to act regarding the object.

When we see inconsistency between attitudes and behavior, it is often because the attitudes are __________ or held ambivalently.

Extreme amounts of distraction tend to enhance the persuasiveness of a message.

__________ approaches to attitude formation assert that we seek consistency among our attitudes and between attitudes and behavior.

Which of the following is likely to increase David's commitment to the belief that people should not eat meat?

A person who decides that the communicator advocating an unpopular position is simply unreliable and uninformed is engaging in ________.

The less commitment someone feels toward a decision, the more dissonance they will feel.

Describe cognitive response theory and how it influences our attitudes.

Counterarguing makes people more susceptible to influence.

Which type of person is most likely to scrutinize arguments closely?

Research suggests that information from outgroups is processed at the central level.

Kurt is especially likely to be convinced by the television network's legal commentator if he believes the commentator is

The self-perception process is most likely to occur when

How does making a decision produce dissonance? Explain and give an example.

Reference groups are effective in producing change because of __________ and similarity.

Balance theory and cognitive dissonance theory are both examples of the ________ framework.

Performing attitude discrepant behaviors generally changes a person's __________.