Shawna Wants to Join a Sorority

question 45

Multiple Choice

Shawna wants to join a sorority.This sorority has recently decided to put incoming members through various forms of initiation.Based on the findings of Aronson and Mills (1959) , which of the following types of initiations is most likely to lead Shawna to come to identify strongly with the sorority and to value her membership in the group in the effort to avoid cognitive dissonance?

• A) A mildly pleasant initiation
• B) A neutral initiation
• C) A mildly unpleasant initiation
• D) A severely unpleasant initiation

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