In an Experiment Conducted by Mordechai Blittner,Joel Goldberg,and Michael Merbaum

question 22

Multiple Choice

In an experiment conducted by Mordechai Blittner,Joel Goldberg,and Michael Merbaum (1978) ,smokers who wanted to quit responded to an ad for a 14-week treatment program.Some participants were told that they were selected for participation based on their "strong willpower and greater potential to control and conquer their desires and behaviour," whereas others were told that they were selected randomly.This manipulation was designed to

• A) create positive attributions.
• B) boost participants' self-esteem.
• C) increase participants' sense of self-efficacy.
• D) decrease participants' susceptibility to learned helplessness.
• E) boost participants' mood.

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Definitions:

Dopamine Reward System

A pathway in the brain that releases dopamine in response to potential rewards, playing a key role in motivation and pleasure.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

A mental health disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of disregarding or violating the rights of others, often manifesting through deceitful or aggressive behaviors.

Dissociative Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity.

Fugue State

A rare psychological state involving loss of personal identity and travel or wandering, often with the establishment of a new identity.