Chaiken and Baldwin (1981)found That ______

question 12

Multiple Choice

Chaiken and Baldwin (1981) found that ______,

• A)when participants indicated their attitude toward protecting the environment,there were no self-perception effects
• B)the self-perception effect was obtained only among those individuals who initially had weak attitudes about protecting the environment
• C)the self-perception effect was obtained only among those individuals who initially had extreme attitudes about protecting the environment
• D)when participants had been reminded of their positive behaviors,they reported less favorable environmental attitudes than participants who had been reminded of their negative behaviors

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Definitions:

Pigouvian Subsidy

A financial incentive given by the government to encourage activities that have positive externalities, or beneficial effects on society that are not reflected in the market price.

Free Market

An economic system where prices for goods and services are determined by the open market and consumers, with minimal government intervention.

Optimal Pigouvian Tax

A type of tax designed to correct the negative externalities of a market activity, set at a level that equates the marginal social cost of the externality with the marginal private cost.

Socially Optimal

A condition where resources are allocated in a way that benefits society as a whole, maximizing overall welfare.