Cognitive Consistency Refers to People's Tendency to Attribute a Greater

question 26

True/False

Cognitive consistency refers to people's tendency to attribute a greater value to an outcome they had to put effort into acquiring or achieving.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; an unconditioned stimulus and a conditioned stimulus.

Fear Response

The physiological and psychological reaction to perceived threats, activating the body's fight or flight response.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that initially has no effect but, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually elicits a conditioned response.

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that fire both when an individual acts and when the individual observes the same action performed by another, thought to be the basis of empathy and understanding others' actions.