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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
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