Once Your Mind Is Made Up, You Will Reject Any

question 334

Multiple Choice

Once your mind is made up, you will reject any new information that contradicts the ideas you already hold, according to the

• A) frustration-aggression hypothesis.
• B) fundamental attribution theory.
• C) theory of alternative actions.
• D) cognitive dissonance theory.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

A phenomenon where the rate of response varies according to the reinforcement conditions of another behavior.

Sensitization

An increased response to a stimulus following repeated exposures to it.

Habituation

A psychological process where there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it.

Higher-order Conditioning

A process where a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, causing the new stimulus to also elicit the conditioned response.