According to Dissonance Theorists, the Practice of Threatening Mild Punishment

question 5

Multiple Choice

According to dissonance theorists, the practice of threatening mild punishment works because it arouses __________ cognitive dissonance and therefore causes __________.

• A) little; a change in attitude toward the forbidden act
• B) no; little if any frustration
• C) much; a change in attitude toward the forbidden act
• D) much; avoidance of the punishment

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

Form of learning in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a stimulus that naturally elicits a response, thereby making the neutral stimulus itself sufficient to elicit the same response.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Social-cognitive Learning

Learning through observing others’ behaviors, attitudes, and outcomes of those behaviors, emphasizing the importance of cognitive processes.

Prepared Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a biological predisposition to learn certain associations exists because it has survival value.