It Is Not Just General Arousal That Is Crucial to Attitude

question 94

Multiple Choice

It is not just general arousal that is crucial to attitude change via cognitive dissonance,but specifically arousal that

• A) is sexual.
• B) comes from strenuous exercise.
• C) is relatively extreme.
• D) is unpleasant.

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Definitions:

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to use an object only in the way it is traditionally used, which can inhibit problem-solving and creativity.

Makeshift Nutcracker

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Analogy Problem

A type of problem that tests reasoning and understanding through the identification of relationships between pairs of concepts.

Series-Completion

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