A State of Tension That Occurs When a Person Simultaneously

question 22

Multiple Choice

A state of tension that occurs when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent is known as:

• A) cognitive dissonance.
• B) the fundamental attribution error.
• C) the validity effect.
• D) deindividuation.

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Definitions:

Ink Color

A characteristic of ink, referring to its visual appearance or hue, often discussed in contexts such as the Stroop effect in psychology.

Pronounceable Nonsense

A sequence of letters that lacks meaning but can be spoken or read aloud, often used in experiments investigating phonological processing.

Varied-Mapping Condition

refers to an experiment setup in cognitive psychology wherein tasks vary from trial to trial, challenging participants to adjust their strategies to successfully perform.

Visual Search

The process of scanning an environment with the eyes to find a particular object or detail among many other objects.