Eating Large Amounts of Cassava Can Cause Cyanide Poisoning

question 5

True/False

Eating large amounts of cassava can cause cyanide poisoning.

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Definitions:

Implicit Personality Theory

The assumption individuals make about how different types of personalities, traits, and behaviors are related.

Assumptions

Basic beliefs or ideas that are accepted as true without proof, forming the basis for reasoning and decision making.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced when holding contradictory beliefs, attitudes, or when actions conflict with one's beliefs.

Festinger and Carlsmith

Psychologists known for their 1959 cognitive dissonance experiment which demonstrated how attitudes can change to align with behavior.