Shawna Wants to Join a Sorority

question 139

Multiple Choice

Shawna wants to join a sorority.This sorority has recently decided______________to put incoming members through various______________forms____________________________of initiation.Based on the findings of Aronson and Mills (1959) ,which type of initiations is______________most likely to lead____________________________ Shawna to identify strongly with the sorority and to value her membership in the group in the effort to avoid cognitive dissonance?

• A)a mildly pleasant initiation
• B)a neutral initiation
• C)a mildly unpleasant initiation
• D)a severely unpleasant initiation

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