Imagine That You Are a Participant in the Kassin and Kiechel

question 78

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are a participant in the Kassin and Kiechel (1996) study,in which you are falsely accused of pressing a "forbidden" keyboard button while performing a computer task.According to the results of the study,you would be more likely to "confess" that you really pressed the button if you were

• A) cognitively overloaded during the task.
• B) inoculated.
• C) high in need for cognition.
• D) high in need for consistency.

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Definitions:

Grapevine

An informal communication channel within an organization, where information is spread through personal contacts and conversations rather than through official means.

Power And Influence

The capacity or ability of a person or group to direct or affect the behavior of others or the course of events.

Pent-up Emotions

Refers to feelings that have been repressed or not expressed for a long period, which could potentially lead to psychological stress or emotional outbursts.

Intellectual Stimulation

The degree to which leadership encourages followers to think critically, creatively, and to challenge the status quo.