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In a(n) __________ conflict, a person must choose between two desirable goals.

__________ is a change of behavior in response to an explicit request.

Keion’s parents have been talking to him about the negative aspects of drugs ever since he was a youngster. Now that he is a teenager, he knows that some of his friends smoke marijuana. At a party one night, a friend offers Keion a joint. Keion declines the offer, stating that he hates drugs. Which method of attitude formation is involved here?

Which of the following is the BEST example of the behavior component of an attitude?

In Festinger and Carlsmith’s (1959) classic study on cognitive dissonance, participants who were paid $20 for doing a boring task, in contrast to those who were paid $1 for doing the same task, __________.

Which of the following is an example of an avoidance-avoidance conflict?

You are a psychologist working with a new client, an immigrant from China who is experiencing adjustment problems due to stress. Which of the following are you first going to consider when assessing your client’s ability to cope?

Charlie is a freshman in college who needs to declare her major. She is interested in history, psychology, medicine, and law. As she thinks about each of these potential majors, she considers both the positive and negative aspects of each, which cause her to go back and forth in her decision. Charlie is experiencing a(n) __________ conflict.

According to Lazarus, our first task when faced with a potential stressor is to estimate its severity and to determine whether it is a challenge or threat. This evaluation is referred to as a __________.

Erik likes to spend time in a Facebook group devoted to a specific hobby. He looks for ways to irritate other members, posting inflammatory comments and “trolling” the group. He does so because he knows that nobody will ever really identify him, since he uses a fake name online. The fact that he can reduce a sense of personal responsibility by hiding his identity is what social psychologists call __________.