To Learn Whether Responses in Cognitive Dissonance Experiments Are the Product

question 61

Multiple Choice

To learn whether responses in cognitive dissonance experiments are the product of self-perception processes, Daryl Bem asked participants to

• A) write a detailed description of one condition of a dissonance experiment and to predict how other participants would respond to that description.
• B) read a detailed description of each of the conditions of a dissonance experiment and to indicate how they, themselves, would behave in each of the conditions.
• C) read a detailed description of one condition of a dissonance experiment and to predict the attitude of the person depicted in the description.
• D) write a detailed description of each of the conditions of a dissonance experiment and to then tell other study participants that this exercise was fun (even though it was really boring).

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Definitions:

Independent Samples T-Test

A statistical test used to determine if there are significant differences between the means of two unrelated groups on a continuous outcome.

Statistically Significant Difference

A difference between two groups or variables that is unlikely to have occurred due to chance alone, as determined by statistical analysis.

Consumers

Individuals who purchase goods and services for personal use.

Sample Size

The number of observations or elements selected from a population to be included in a statistical sample.