U2.1 Attitudes and Cognitive Dissonance Quiz

According to Festinger, what motivates people to reduce dissonance?

• Curiosity

• Mental discomfort

• Happiness

• Boredom

What is the immediate response when people experience dissonance?

• Ignore it

• Increase it

• Reduce it

• Celebrate it

What does the "Cognition" component in the ABC model refer to?

• Feelings about the attitude object

• Actions towards the attitude object

• Thoughts about the attitude object

• Judgements about the attitude object

Which of the following is NOT a way people respond to dissonance, according to Festinger?

• Reduction

• Avoidance

• Rationalisation

• Amplification

What is the main idea behind the reduction, avoidance, and rationalisation strategies?

• To increase cognitive dissonance

• To maintain cognitive imbalance

• To reduce or avoid dissonance and its sources

• To ignore cognitive dissonance

Which of the following is an example of affect in the ABC model?

• Planning to attend an event

• Feeling happy about a new friend

• Thinking about a social group

• Judging someone’s actions

Which of the following best describes behaviour in the ABC model?

• Thoughts about an attitude object

• Past and planned actions associated with an attitude object

• Feelings about an attitude object

• Judgements about an attitude object

What is the main goal of dissonance-reducing changes according to Festinger?

• To restore consistency in cognition

• To increase cognitive dissonance

• To create new beliefs

• To ignore conflicting thoughts

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce cognitive dissonance?

• Ignoring the inconsistency

• Changing beliefs

• Changing behavior

• Changing perception of behavior

What is the result when an individual’s knowledge of their actions and their beliefs are consistent?

• Decreased dissonance (or cognitive consonance)

• Increased anxiety

• Increased dissonance

• No change in mental state