Kitayama and Colleagues (2004) Conducted an Investigation Comparing Cognitive Dissonance

question 41

Multiple Choice

Kitayama and colleagues (2004) conducted an investigation comparing cognitive dissonance across Japanese and Canadian participants. All participants were asked to rank CDs. Participants in one condition were asked to choose one CD to keep among their middle two rankings, while participants in another condition were given a CD without choice. While completing these study procedures one group of participants was exposed to a poster with faces, designed to prime the concept of other people. Results showed that the poster manipulation ________ cognitive dissonance for ________ participants.

• A) reduced; Japanese
• B) amplified; both Japanese and Canadian
• C) amplified; Canadian
• D) amplified; Japanese

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Definitions:

Hawthorne Plant

Traditionally refers to a factory where the Hawthorne Studies were conducted, key in the development of management theory, emphasizing the social factors in workplace productivity.

Norm for Daily Output

The expected or established standard quantity of work or productivity to be achieved by an individual or group in one day.

Social Networks

Platforms or structures made up of individuals or organizations that are connected by one or more types of interdependencies, such as friendships, kinships, common interests, or professional relationships.

Groupthink

Group pressure to conform despite individual misgivings.