To Learn Whether Responses in Cognitive Dissonance Experiments Are the Product

question 71

Multiple Choice

To learn whether responses in cognitive dissonance experiments are the product of self-perception processes,Bem (1972) 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).

Comprehend the advantages of education, occupational status, income, and wealth on life expectancy and overall health.

Understand the essential health needs and challenges in countries with limited access to resources, such as clean drinking water and medical care.

Assess the impact of socioeconomic status on illness and mortality rates, despite universal health care systems.

Examine the historical and current viewpoints toward deviant behavior and its treatment.

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