Large Differences Between Privately Expressed Attitudes and Public Behavior Can

question 315

Multiple Choice

Large differences between privately expressed attitudes and public behavior can often be accounted for by considering the

• A)belief component of an attitude.
• B)role of compliance in shaping behavior.
• C)powerful effects of chance conditioning.
• D)immediate consequences of one's actions.

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing, often used to generalize about groups of people.

Associative Networks

A model in psychology that explains how thoughts and memories are interconnected through associations.

Content-Free Schemas

Mental structures that organize general concepts or strategies rather than specific information or content.

Exemplary Prototypes

Ideal or highly representative examples of a category or class that serve as benchmarks or standards.