PSY362 Test Two Practice One

The _________ component of an attitude consists of the degree to which the person likes or dislikes the attitude object.

• cognitive

• affective

• behavioral

• knowledge

A(n) __________ is an evaluation of an object in a positive or negative fashion.

• attitude

• behavior

• rationalization

• emotion

When researchers use a Likert scale to assess participants' attitudes, they

• ask participants to use numbers to indicate the extent to which they agree with a particular statement.

• record participants' response latency to a question about their attitudes.

• code the content of participants' spontaneous speech.

• obtain participants' descriptions of how they would behave in a particular situation.

According to the concept of effort justification,

• experiencing a lot of sacrifice to raise your children should make you more sure of the decision to have children.

• working too hard for a promotion should lead one to underestimate its attractiveness.

• feeling overwhelmed should prompt a person to give up.

• receiving tutoring free of charge should increase one's motivation to study.

After performing poorly in his sprint track race, Johnny reminds himself that he is a good long-distance runner and a successful student. Thus, Johnny is using __________ to cope with a potential threat to his self-esteem.

• cognitive dissonance

• self-affirmation

• effort justification

• self-love

Induced compliance is a form of behavior that

• is inconsistent with one's beliefs, attitudes, or values.

• increases confidence in one's self-perceptions.

• harms other people.

• elicits positive impressions from authority figures.

Mark cannot decide what to have for dinner. After thinking it over, he puts a pizza in the oven rather than making himself a salad. As he waits for the oven timer, he feels a bit of anxiety regarding his decision. In order to resolve this anxiety, Mark must engage in

• self-perception processes.

• introspection.

• self-verification.

• dissonance reduction.

Jen does not put a lot of thought into her decision about who to vote for in the student government election. Instead, she attends to the funny signs posted around campus. Jen is attending to the __________ route to persuasion.

• peripheral

• central

• systematic

• surface

Beth is gathering information about different neighborhoods where she wants to buy a house. According to the elaboration likelihood model of persuasion, Beth will be more likely to process this information through the central route if she

• is cheerful while researching information about cars.

• does not know much about cars.

• does not care about cars.

• is personally motivated to devote time and energy to the information.