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Cards In This Set
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Self-handicapping takes place when a person
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Does not feel very confident about succeeding.
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When making the "fundamental attributional error," we tend to overestimate the importance of _____ in judging the behavior of others.
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Internal causes
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You are walking into a store when a man bumps into you. You think, "What a jerk!" until you realize that he actually bumped into you while catching a sidewalk display that was about to fall on your head. You sheepishly thank him for saving you and realize that by initially thinking that he was a “jerk,” you were illustrating
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The fundamental attribution error.
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Jake finds guns attractive and desirable, while Arthur feels that guns are threatening and destructive. Their differing feelings toward guns represent the _____ component of their attitudes regarding guns and gun control.
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Emotional
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Which component of your attitude toward gun control is revealed by your tangible support of organizations that urge or oppose gun control?
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Action component
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According to your textbook, which of the following is one of the six ways in which attitudes are acquired?
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Group membership
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Stevie has had three professors, each of whose last names began with the letter W. Each time, Stevie did not enjoy the class and made a poor grade. Therefore, he only selects classes in which the professors' names do not begin with W's. Stevie's negative attitude and avoidance of professors whose last names begin with W's are due to which of the six ways of acquiring an attitude?
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Chance conditioning
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Jared is asked to freely express his attitudes toward the question: "What do you think about freedom of speech on college campuses?" Jared's attitude toward free speech on college campuses is being assessed using
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An open-ended interview.
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The social distance scale was designed as a measure of
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Attitudes toward groups.
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Which attitude measurement would most likely ask respondents to express agreement or disagreement on a five-point scale regarding various issues?
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An attitude scale
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A reference group
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Serves as a standard for social comparison.
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Regarding persuasion, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
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All of these statements are true.
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Research on persuasion suggests that attitude change is encouraged when the communicator is
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Likable
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Research suggests that if you wish to persuade an audience, both sides of the argument should
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Be presented only to a well-informed audience.
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On a television commercial several teenagers are supposedly captured on a hidden camera spontaneously talking about "how good" a new movie is. The use of the hidden camera illustrates which condition under which persuasion occurs?
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The appearance of having nothing to gain
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