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Question 221

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Jackie is trying to decide which computer to purchase.After reading various articles comparing computers and researching the different types of computers in Consumer Reports,she makes her decision.Jackie's decision illustrates

A) central route persuasion.
B) peripheral route persuasion.
C) cognitive dissonance.
D) attribution theory.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The hostilities between two racial subgroups of a riverfront community were dramatically reduced when the threat of the river flooding its banks required that they work together to save their town.This best illustrates the impact of

A) social exchange theory.
B) superordinate goals.
C) diffusion of responsibility.
D) the bystander effect.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A negative behavior describes ________;a negative attitude describes ________.

After a year-long drought,the city of Pine Bluffs has banned all lawn sprinkling.Many residents believe,however,that continued watering of their own lawn will have little effect on total water reserves.Consequently,there is a disastrous drain on city water reserves caused by widespread illegal sprinkling.This incident best illustrates the dynamics of

We tend to feel cheerful around happy people and sad around depressed people.This illustrates

Research on gender prejudice and discrimination indicates that

If two countries are rivals for exclusive control of the same area of land,their predicament best illustrates

After an exciting football game in which the home team loses by one point,angry fans throw bottles and begin to tear up the field.This behavior is best understood in terms of

In explaining the actions of people we do not know well,we often demonstrate

Haley thinks Keith's silence indicates that he's angry,so she avoids talking to him.Unfortunately,Keith thinks Haley's quietness signifies that she's angry and wants to be left alone.This situation best illustrates

After a month of watching violent pornographic movies on late-night cable TV,Myron will probably be

Mark obeyed the commands of his military unit officer to engage in destructive behavior that was sharply inconsistent with Mark's ethical values.The discomfort associated with Mark's awareness of the inconsistency between his values and his actions best illustrates

A passenger in a crowded subway train accidentally stepped on Arnold's foot.Research suggests that Arnold would be most likely to respond aggressively to this incident if he has a

Arturo believes that most young women from California are extremely good-looking and that extremely good-looking women are usually selfish and egotistical.His beliefs are examples of

You would probably be LEAST likely to commit the fundamental attribution error in explaining why

A social trap is a situation in which

When a man fell onto New York subway tracks,Wesley Autrey risked his own life to save the man.His action best illustrates

Comedy routines that are mildly amusing to people in an uncrowded room seem funnier in a densely packed room.This is best explained in terms of

On the basis of what Americans say,in the last half-century

Prejudice is best defined as