You Attend a Lecture in Which a Politician Lists the 20

question 227

Multiple Choice

You attend a lecture in which a politician lists the 20 points of her platform in a relatively short period of time. After leaving the lecture, you are least likely to recall the points from the ____.

• A) end of the list
• B) ones with which you have had personal experience
• C) beginning of the list
• D) middle of the list

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Definitions:

Social Learning

A theory that suggests people learn new behaviors and acquire new information by observing and mimicking others, as well as through direct instruction.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance.

Competitive Inertia

A situation where a company continues with its current strategies because it has historically been successful, even when those strategies become less effective.

Affect

A term referring to the experience of feeling or emotion in psychology.