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Attribution theory was designed to account for

A) the process of revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to others.
B) the impact of both heredity and environment on social behavior.
C) the loss of self-awareness that occurs in group situations.
D) how people explain others' behavior.

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The discomfort we feel when two thoughts are inconsistent is called

A) cognitive dissonance.
B) prejudice.
C) central persuasion.
D) the fundamental attribution error.

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Professor Stewart wrote a very positive letter of recommendation for a student despite having doubts about her competence. Which theory best explains why he subsequently began to develop more favorable attitudes about the student's abilities?

The impact of our actions on our attitudes is best illustrated by

Which of the following phenomena is best explained by cognitive dissonance theory?

Our explanations of our own admirable actions are ________ likely to involve situational attributions than our explanations of our own shameful actions. Our explanations of our own actions performed long ago are ________ likely to involve dispositional attributions than our explanations of our own very recent actions.

Which of the following is true?

We have a tendency to explain the behavior of strangers we have observed in only one type of situation in terms of ________ and to explain our own behavior in terms of ________.

After they had first agreed to display a 3-inch "Be a Safe Driver" sign,California home owners were highly likely to permit the installation of a very large and unattractive "Drive Carefully" sign in their front yards. This best illustrates

Instead of providing arguments in favor of a political candidate,ads may build political support by associating pictures of the candidate with emotion-evoking music and images. This strategy best illustrates

Compared with people from East Asian cultures,those from individualistic Western countries are more likely to demonstrate

Observing yourself on a videotape is most likely to increase your tendency to attribute your behavior to

Cognitive dissonance theory is most helpful for understanding the impact of

Which theory best explains why our actions can lead us to modify our attitudes?

Philip Zimbardo devised a simulated prison and randomly assigned college students to serve as prisoners or guards. This experiment best illustrated the impact of

Professor Washington's students did very poorly on the last exam. The tendency to make the fundamental attribution error might lead her to conclude that the class did poorly because

The set of prescribed behaviors associated with a particular social position is best described as a(n)

After she was promoted to a high-level executive position in the large company for which she worked,Jorana developed more pro-business political attitudes. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on attitudes.

Central route persuasion is most likely when people

Carol is restless during class because her professor's distressed facial expressions lead her to believe that he dislikes teaching. The professor,on the other hand,is distressed because he sees Carol's restlessness as an indication that she lacks any motivation to learn. At this point,both student and professor should be informed of the dangers of