Attitudes and Attitude Change CHAPTER 7 Attitudes and Attitude ...
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25. An attitude is a(n):<br />
a) behavior following from complex social stimuli.<br />
b) evaluation of people, objects, <strong>and</strong> ideas.<br />
c) influence to the real or imagined presence of others.<br />
d) belief about how other people will view one’s behavior.<br />
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<strong><strong>Attitude</strong>s</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Attitude</strong> <strong>Change</strong><br />
26. Participants in a study by Petty et al. (1981) were told that their university was thinking about<br />
requiring senior comprehensive exams either immediately or in 10 years. Participants paid greater<br />
attention to arguments favoring the exams when they believed that the exam policy might take<br />
effect immediately because:<br />
a) the issue was personally relevant.<br />
b) a decision had to be made very soon.<br />
c) the participants knew friends who were seniors.<br />
d) the participants were opposed to the exam policy.<br />
27. When we can find little external justification for behavior that is inconsistent with an attitude,<br />
changing the attitude so that it is consistent with the behavior is one way to reduce:<br />
a) reactance.<br />
b) personal relevance.<br />
c) attitude accessibility.<br />
d) cognitive dissonance.<br />
28. Techniques such as the IAT are useful in assessing:<br />
a) implicit attitudes.<br />
b) explicit attitudes.<br />
c) attitude change following a persuasive appeal.<br />
d) need for cognition.<br />
29. According to the elaboration likelihood model of persuasion, the ____ of persuasive arguments<br />
has more impact when people’s personal involvement in the issue is ____.<br />
a) strength; low<br />
b) strength; high<br />
c) quantity; high<br />
d) both a <strong>and</strong> c<br />
30. Which was NOT an independent variable in Petty, Ciacioppo, <strong>and</strong> Goldman’s (1981) study of<br />
attitudes toward comprehensive exams?<br />
a) source expertise<br />
b) quality of argument<br />
c) personal relevance<br />
d) participants’ attitudes toward comprehensive exams<br />
31. Linda believes that spinach is good for you. This belief represents the _____ component of<br />
Linda’s attitude.<br />
a) affective<br />
b) behavioral<br />
c) cognitive<br />
d) componential
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