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According to cognitive dissonance theory, who is most likely to enjoy a boring and lackluster rock-n-roll concert?

A voiceover in a television commercial warns viewers, “This is a limited time offer, good only while supplies last!” According to Robert Cialdini’s article, “The Science of Persuasion”, to get you to purchase the product, the advertiser is _______.

Your daughter Caitlin is deathly afraid of glass elevators. You have decided to use informational social influence to convince her that there’s nothing to fear. How would you apply this type of social influence?

After working at the university library for most of the semester, Cassandra notices a woman who is often studying during her shift. When they strike up a conversation, the woman reveals that she has been studying at the library all semester. She asks Cassandra out on a date, and finding her attractive, Cassandra accepts. What’s the most likely reason why Cassandra finds the other woman attractive? According to _______.

Joe knows that smoking is bad for him, yet he smokes anyway. This attitude-discrepant behavior creates a great deal of cognitive dissonance for Joe. If Joe followed the “path of least resistance” described in lecture, he would most likely reduce his dissonance by _________.

The principal of a local elementary school plans to implement a “Reading for Cash” program, whereby children would be given cash rewards for reading. Before investing in this plan, the principal asks for your assessment. Because ______ tend to ______, you would probably tell her that the program would not be an effective way to increase interest in reading.

Which of the following lists includes the four conditions that Gordon Allport hypothesized should improve intergroup contact?

You’re about to start your vacation and your brother agreed to drive you to the airport.  Unfortunately, he was running late, and you discover at the airport that your flight to Jamaica has already left. According to Frustration-Aggression Theory, under which of the following conditions would you be most likely to want to aggress against your brother?

According to the lecture and your textbook, which of the following people is NOT MORE likely to display aggression than the average person?

Even non-prejudiced participants in research by Patricia Devine (1989) can recognize such negative stereotypes as “African Americans are hostile.”  Still, nonprejudiced participants do not endorse those stereotypes. This is because the activation of stereotypes is ___________, whereas the refutation (or suppression) of stereotypes is ___________.