Which of the Following Has NOT Been Proposed as a Plausible

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has NOT been proposed as a plausible reason for the link between a personality pattern of "hostile dominance" and increased risk of heart disease?

• A)Hostile,dominant persons might have poor health habits (perhaps due to their unwillingness to listen or take good advice).
• B)Hostile,dominant persons might create more stress for themselves by getting into conflicts with others.
• C)Hostile,dominant persons might not receive much stress-reducing social support from others.
• D)Hostile,dominant persons might have greater physiological reactions to stress (which leads to greater damage to blood vessels).
• E)Hostile,dominant persons might be genetically more vulnerable to pathogens that cause heart disease.

Understand how counterattitudinal behavior can lead to attitude change.

Recognize the components that constitute communicator credibility.

Understand the psychological discomfort resulting from cognitive dissonance and methods to reduce it.

Recognize how self-perception theory explains attitude formation and change.

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Definitions:

Personal Information

Data relating to an individual, including details such as name, address, and contact information, that can be used to identify them.

Position

A standpoint or perspective adopted by an individual or group, often influenced by opinions or beliefs on a particular issue.

Organization

The arrangement or structure of interrelated elements in a system or entity.

References

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