PSYC 251 Exam 3

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Stephen knows nothing about the person running for class president, but plans to vote for "his candidate" anyways. This illustrates that people's attitudes towards politicians are often:

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Affectively Based

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If twins are separated at birth, it has been found that they have similar attitudes, showing that attitudes are in part genetic

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True

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Cognitively based attitudes is to _____ as affectively based attitudes is to ______

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Appraisal; Emotion

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An example of classical conditioning is

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Pavlov's dog

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John is asked which soda he likes best. He says "Well I always order Dr. Pepper, so I guess I like it best". This attitude seems to be

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Behaviorally Based

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True or False: We are aware of our explicit attitudes and unaware of our implicit attitudes

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True

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You are looking to change George's attitudes about climate change. The best way to do this is to use: Threats, Cognitive Dissonance, Persuasive Communication, Fear

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Persuasive Communication

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What are the three main topics of the Yale Attitude Change Approach? Options: Person, Place, Thing; Left, Right, Center; Attitude, Behavior, Cognition; Communicator, Content, Audience

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Communicator, Content, Audience

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You are making an advertisement for a new brand of candy (there is no difference between it and other candy on the market). In this case, you are better off using the _____ route.

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Peripheral

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What is the best way to use fear-arousing communication?

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To arouse some fear and then provide a means to reduce the fear