Cognitive Dissonance Quiz

The easiest way to reduce dissonance is to change your attitude.

True

According to Festinger when there is a tension between what we ___ and ___ we experience dissonance

think, do

Cognitive Dissonance Theory states that _______ cognitions arouse psychological tension that people are motivated to ____.

inconsistent, reduce

The students paid more in Festinger's experiment didnt experience dissonance as the payment justified the lying

true

The students paid only $1 in Festinger's experiment changed their attitude because the $1 wasn't enough to .

justify the lying

A young driver is caught speeding. Knowing the risks of speeding he says " I was only keeping up with the traffic" This is an example of

Intuit group hypocrisy

Many social psychologists believe that we are motivated, in fact strongly motivated, by a desire for what they call cognitive

consistency

Adding consonant cognitions means:

Adding a third cognition to reduce the dissonance

Why does dissonance perpetuate hazing?

people come to believe in and love the things they suffer for.

Pete is a smoker and knows its bad for him. When asked why he says "hey My Mum smoked till she died as 95, this is an example of:

justifying behaviour