If You Do Something Contrary to Your Beliefs or Attitudes

question 409

Multiple Choice

If you do something contrary to your beliefs or attitudes, you will experience the MOST cognitive dissonance when the amount of reward or justification for your actions is

• A)high.
• B)low.
• C)delayed.
• D)explained.

Analyze factors determining personality development and their impact on behavior.

Examine the role of leadership in shaping organizational ethics and employee conduct.

Discriminate between external and internal locus of control and their effects on workplace performance.

Identify and differentiate among the Big Five personality traits.

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Definitions:

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or others' behavior to external factors or conditions outside the individual.

Stable Attribution

The tendency to believe that an event or behavior is due to stable, unchanging factors.

Manic Episode

A period of abnormally elevated mood and high energy, often characterized by euphoria, grandiosity, and a decreased need for sleep, typically observed in bipolar disorder.

Self-esteem

A person's overall subjective sense of personal worth or value.