An Administrator Believes That the Placement of Motivational Posters on the Walls

question 138

Multiple Choice

An administrator believes that the placement of motivational posters on the walls in classrooms of academic buildings will lead to increased grade-point averages at his school.To test his theory,in one of the academic buildings he randomly assigns certain classrooms to have the posters while others do not.None of the remaining four buildings on campus have any posters placed in their classrooms.What is the independent variable in this study?

• A)Classroom wall hangings
• B)Gender of the student
• C)Academic institution
• D)Grade-point average

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological concept referring to the mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values.

Leon Festinger

An American social psychologist renowned for developing the theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the psychological discomfort resulting from holding contradictory beliefs or attitudes.

Theory

A general principle or set of principles proposed to explain how a number of separate facts are related.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences discomfort from holding two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas simultaneously.