As Part of an Experiment, a Person Is Asked to Write

question 101

Multiple Choice

As part of an experiment, a person is asked to write an essay advocating an opinion that is opposite to her own. She is given no financial incentive to do this and after completing the essay, the experimenters find that her prior attitude has shifted towards the one advocated in the essay she just wrote. The opinions of other participants in the study who received a financial incentive ($20) for writing a counterattitudinal essay did not show similar shifts. This example best demonstrates the phenomenon called

• A)social loafing
• B)the fundamental attribution error
• C)social facilitation
• D)cognitive dissonance

---

Definitions:

Molecular Formula

The type of chemical formula that gives the actual numbers of each type of atom in a molecule. Compare with simplest formula and structural formula.

Lewis Structure

A graphical representation of the valence electrons in molecules, showing how the atoms are bonded together and the lone pairs of electrons.

Orbital Diagram

A visual representation of the electron configuration of an atom or molecule, showing how electrons are distributed among orbitals.

Simplest Formula

A type of chemical formula that gives the smallest whole-number ratio of the component atoms. Compare with molecular formula and structural formula.