A Technical Decision of Which Machine Should Replace Current Machinery

question 20

Multiple Choice

A technical decision of which machine should replace current machinery would most likely require ________ quality and ________ acceptance.

• A) high; high
• B) low; low
• C) high; low
• D) low; high

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Definitions:

Confederates

Individuals who are aware of the experiment's purpose and work with the researcher to simulate a social situation in order to manipulate the experimental setting, but are presented to participants as fellow participants.

Forced Compliance

is a psychological phenomenon where an individual is compelled to act in contradiction to their beliefs or attitudes, often leading to a change in those beliefs or attitudes due to cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.

Central Route

A concept from the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion, referring to the path of cognitive processing that involves detailed scrutiny of persuasive information.