Festinger and His Colleagues Discovered That the Most Effective Way

question 77

Multiple Choice

Festinger and his colleagues discovered that the most effective way to change people's attitudes about something was to

• A) pay them well to publicly express a contrary attitude.
• B) get them to publicly express a contrary attitude for a small reward.
• C) put them in groups where many different opinions are expressed.
• D) have them read material promoting a contrary attitude.

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Definitions:

Categorical Proposition

A claim that validates or contradicts information about every member within a classification.

Distinct Term(s)

Refers to terms in a logical argument or proposition that are recognizably different from each other.

Middle Term

In a syllogism, the term that appears in both premises but not in the conclusion, serving as the link between the major and minor premise.

Syllogism

A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions, each of which shares a common or middle term.