Frank Has Just Made It to the Checkout Point on Amazon.ca

question 106

Multiple Choice

Frank has just made it to the checkout point on amazon.ca and he has a shopping basket full of DVDs and books.As he alternately stares at his virtually bulging shopping basket and his credit card,Frank begins to feel apprehensive.What is Frank experiencing?

• A) self-actualization involvement
• B) perceptual disharmony
• C) cognitive dissonance
• D) temporal distortion

Recognize the influence of physical attractiveness on other people's perceptions and attributions.

Identify and explain the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance.

Distinguish how culture influences attributions and social norms.

Understand the concept and implications of social norms in regulating behavior.

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Definitions:

Attribution Retraining

A psychological intervention technique designed to help individuals change the way they interpret causes of events, particularly from seeing failures as internal and fixed to external and variable.

Unstable Attributions

Explanations for behavior or outcomes that suggest variability and can change over time or situations.

Balance as Midrange

An equilibrium state achieved by maintaining a moderate position between two extremes in various aspects of life or theory.

Problem-focused Coping

A strategy to deal with stress by tackling the problem directly to reduce or eliminate the source of stress.