We are able to accurately predict out behaviors from our attitudes.
The mere exposure effect is the phenomenon where...
Repeating something over and over in your mind to cement it in your memory.
You like something more purely because of the fact you have seen it more.
Being exposed to harsh weather conditions can increase mental resilience.
You develop negative attitudes towards something that you are repeatedly exposed to, such as annoying advertisements.
How are attitudes mainly formed? (3 answers)
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Imitation
Rational Deduction
Genetically Inherited
Which of these also influence attitude in a more subtle way? (2 answers)
Holding a pen between your teeth
Nodding while listening to music
Eating a sandwhich
Sitting quietly
In balance theory, an even number of positive elements results in a balanced situation.
We have a conscious awareness of our implicit attitudes and can easily change them.
Cognitive dissonance theory says that we will change our attitudes according to our behaviors in order to resolve the internal conflict the results in behaving against our attitudes.
Message learning theory says that in order to be persuaded we must... (4 answers)
Attend to the message
Comprehend the message
Accept the message
Have the attitude/belief be better than the old one.
Bypass our rational thinking by taking the peripheral route
Take the central route
Source variables about the person delivering a message are... (3 answers)
Attractiveness
Likeability
Similarity to us
Slow talkers
How they are feeling
The weather
Message variables that influence persuasion are... (3 Answers)
Vividness of the information
Humour
Repitition
Rationality
Status of the person delivering the message
Audience variables that influence how persuasive a message is are...(2 answers)
Self esteem
Mood
Attractiveness of persuader
The third person effect makes us believe we are less susceptible to being persuaded and others are more likely to be persuaded.
The elaboration Likelihood model proposes two routes to changing someones attitude, the Central route which involves rational processing and the peripheral route.
Which of these enhance social compliance? (Select all that apply)
Reciprocity
Door in the face technique
Social proof
Flattery
Scarcity
Footy in the door
What are some factors that influence conformity in Aschs task(positively or negatively)? (4 answers)
Aschs task involves one participant judging the length of a line in a group of confederates who all say the obviously wrong length line.
Group size
A dissenter from the group
Previous expsure to non conformity
Anonymity
Self confidence
Rewards
What factors influenced conformity in milgrams obedience experiments?
Proximity to victim
Closeness and legitimacy of the person giving instructions
Level of electric shock
Responses of the learner to the shocks
Statistics: What is the mode of the following data set, select all that apply.
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1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 8 10 10 16
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Statistics: What is the median score for this set of data? 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 10 23
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