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Yala comes to class at Auburn 10 minutes late one day. Which of the following is an example of an internal attribution one of her classmates might make about her?

Dissonance reduction is…

In a study described in the textbook, participants memorized either the word reckless or the word adventurous before reading an ambiguous passage about Donald in which he was described as engaging in a number of recreational activities (e.g., driving in a demolition derby, white-water rafting) in which he had risked injury and even death. This method was used to study the concept of

Recall that in the 1930s, when anti-Asian prejudice was commonplace in the United States, Richard LaPiere (1934) had no trouble finding pleasant accommodations for himself and his Chinese traveling companions. Surprised, LaPiere later sent letters to the establishments they visited, asking whether Chinese visitors would be welcome. More than 90 percent of those who responded replied that they definitely would not accommodate Chinese people. This study is noteworthy because it suggested that:

According to Leon Festinger, people are most likely to reduce cognitive dissonance by…

Imagine that you have just moved into a house with four other people. One of your housemates, Tony, doesn’t seem to like you all that much. If you were to make use of the Ben Franklin effect, what can you do to increase Tony’s liking for you?

In an interaction between two people, a self-fulfilling prophecy will be less likely to occur if the perceiver is given the goal to ________________________.

Please label your answers with the appropriate letter for each part of the question. Robbie thinks sexual harassment on college campuses is harmful. He is confident he’d never treat his fellow students like that, so he thinks he’s doing his part on campus. At a Safe Harbor lecture to his fraternity, he learns that to really do his part, he should also act as an ally and speak up when he does see harassing behaviors. Because of this, he experiences cognitive dissonance. (a) Define cognitive dissonance (2 pts) (b) What is the behavior that causes the conflict in this scenario? (1 pt) (c) What is the cognition that causes the conflict in this scenario? (1 pt) (d) What is the difference between the original dissonance theory and newer ways of thinking about dissonance and when it occurs? (2 pts) (e) List the three ways of reducing cognitive dissonance (1 pt each) and give an example for each that he may use based on his problem above. (1 pt each)

Participants in an experiment conducted by Davis and Jones (1960) were induced to provide hurtful feedback to another person (actually a confederate, of course). After providing such cruel assessments of his performance, participants then evaluated him privately. After making such an unsolicited criticism, these participants’ evaluations of the confederate were _____ because the _____.

Lisa and Marcie have a really tough exam in anthropology. Both women are considering cheating on the exam. Based on what you know about cognitive dissonance, Lisa, who ________, is likely to later report that all cheaters should be punished severely, and Marcie, who _________, is likely to report that cheating really is no big deal because there are no victims.