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All of the following are necessary conditions for cognitive dissonance specified by Cooper and Fazio (1984) except that people must

Which of the following conditions is not deemed ideal for contact to serve as a treatment for racism?

Shawna wants to join a sorority. This sorority has recently decided to put incoming members through various forms of initiation. Based on the findings of Aronson and Mills (1959), which type of initiations is most likely to lead Shawna to identify strongly with the sorority and to value her membership in the group in the effort to avoid cognitive dissonance?

The findings of the classic Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) experiment indicate that participants who were

When interrogating a woman in a string of neighborhood thefts, Detective Morse tells her suspect the following: “I am asking you these questions and I’d advise you to answer honestly. When we are done chatting, you are going to have to answer them again when attached to a lie-detector.” In this investigation, Detective Morse uses the ____ technique.

Research demonstrates that exposure to weak versions of a persuasive argument tends to increase later resistance to that argument. This is consistent with

Which type of cartilage is the most abundant in the human body?

Where is elastic cartilage primarily found?

Match the type of biopsy to the best intended reason or 

Where is the nucleus of a skeletal muscle fiber located?