What Is the "Worry Control" Procedure, Which One Study Showed

question 67

Multiple Choice

What is the "worry control" procedure, which one study showed to be effective in reducing the time it took for students to fall asleep?

• A) Students identified "buddies" with whom they exchanged their worries, forcing them to verbalize.
• B) Students performed their before-bed tasks in a ritual manner to take their minds off their worries.
• C) Students engaged in self-talk to put their worries into perspective.
• D) Students wrote down their worries as well as possible solutions.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The uneasy psychological state of having two or more opposing beliefs, ideas, or values concurrently.

Festinger and Carlsmith

Researchers known for their 1959 cognitive dissonance experiment which demonstrated how individuals seek consistency among their cognitions.

Counterattitudinal Behaviour

Actions that contradict one's own beliefs or attitudes, often used in experiments to explore cognitive dissonance.

Vignette

A short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or character and gives a trenchant impression about that character, an idea, setting, or object.