Assume That in Experiments Conducted by Aronson and His Colleagues

question 49

Multiple Choice

Assume that in experiments conducted by Aronson and his colleagues, Sally was randomly assigned to write and deliver a pro-condom speech, to be shown to high school students. She also listed all the times she found it awkward or impossible to use condoms in her sexual encounters. After completing these tasks, Sally reduced her dissonance by reporting a greater willingness to use condoms in her future sexual activities. Why?

• A) She was embarrassed by the tasks and wanted to please the experimenters.
• B) She felt like a hypocrite and changed her attitude to reduce the dissonance.
• C) She changed her attitude to convince the experimenters to destroy her videotape.
• D) She felt like a hypocrite and maintained her attitude to maintain dissonance.

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Definitions:

Paralinguistics

The study of non-verbal elements of communication used to convey emotion and nuance, including tone of voice, loudness, rate, and pitch.

Subjective Vitality

Individual group members’ representation of the objective ethnolinguistic vitality of their group.

Social Psychologists

Scientists who study how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts.

Non-Verbal Communication

Transfer of meaningful information from one person to another by means other than written or spoken language, for example, gaze, facial expression, posture, touch.