Pallak and Pittman Argued That the Fact That People Are

question 38

Multiple Choice

Pallak and Pittman argued that the fact that people are more distracted during a complex task when experiencing dissonance, just like hunger or thirst, is support for:

• A) cognitive dissonance theory.
• B) self-perception theory.
• C) the frustration reduction hypothesis.
• D) a catharsis explanation.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember items at the beginning of a list better than those in the middle or end.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Anterograde Amnesia

A memory disorder affecting the ability to form new memories following the onset of amnesia.

Short-term Memory

A limited-capacity store that can maintain information for a short period of time, typically seconds to minutes, without rehearsal.