Recall That Aronson and His Colleagues Asked College Students Either

question 122

Multiple Choice

Recall that Aronson and his colleagues asked college students either to compose a persuasive message advocating the use of condoms or to compose and deliver their message in front of a video camera. In addition, half of the participants in each group were made mindful of the times that they didn't use condoms. After completing these tasks, participants were allowed to purchase condoms at a low price. Those students who made a video after being primed to think about their own condom use purchased the most condoms. What do the findings of this experiment demonstrate?

• A) Before people will use condoms, they must experience dissonance.
• B) Dissonance created by feelings of hypocrisy can change both attitudes and behaviors.
• C) Although dissonance can bring about attitude change, behaviors are not affected.
• D) In some conditions, fear and anxiety can actually encourage condom use.

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Definitions:

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

A network of membrane-bound tubules and sacs studded with ribosomes, involved in the synthesis and export of proteins.

Lysosome

Membrane-bound vesicle that contains hydrolytic enzymes for digesting macromolecules and bacteria; used to recycle worn-out cellular organelles.

Vacuole

An enclosed compartment within a cell, often large in plant cells, that contains water and dissolved substances.

Golgi Apparatus

A cell organelle involved in modifying, sorting, and packaging proteins and lipids into vesicles for delivery to targeted destinations.