Attitudes Are ________

question 67

Multiple Choice

Attitudes are ________.

• A)the mechanism we use to reduce dissonance
• B)the mechanism we can use to protect ourselves from unwanted views of ourselves
• C)the process by which we adjust or adapt our behavior to particular circumstances
• D)our evaluations of different aspects of the social world
• E)our evaluations of ourselves

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Definitions:

Sample Correlation Coefficient

A numerical value that determines both the magnitude and direction of a straight-line association between two variables measured quantitatively in a given sample.

Dependent Variable

The outcome factor whose variations are studied to determine the effect of one or more independent variables.

Independent Variable

A variable presumed to influence or determine the value of another variable, often called the dependent variable.

Coefficient Of Correlation

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two quantitative variables, ranging from -1 to 1.