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Comm Theory Test 3 Ledbetter TCU questions well answered rated A+
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- Communication Theory
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- Texas Christian University
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Comm Theory Test 3 Ledbetter TCUquestions well answered rated A+
cognitive dissonance - correct answer ✔✔the distressing mental state caused by inconsistency between
a person's two beliefs or a belief and an action- Leon Festinger)
adverse drive - correct answer ✔✔drives our need to be consistent-CDT
Dealing with Dissonance - correct answer ✔✔trivialize or deny
-CDT
Hypothesis 1- selective exposure prevents dissonance - correct answer ✔✔looking for info that lines up
with our beliefs.
-CDT
Dieter Frey - correct answer ✔✔A German psychologist who concluded that selective exposure doesn't
kick in unless the information is a known threat- example: info from a family member
-CDT
D'Alessio and Allen - correct answer ✔✔proved hypothesis 1, selective expoure prevents dissonance
-CDT
Hypothesis 2 - correct answer ✔✔post decision dissonance creates a need for reassurance
-CDT
Heighten post decision dissonance and cause a need for post decision reassurance - correct answer
✔✔The more important the issue
the longer it takes to decide
the harder it is to reverse the decision
, -CDT
Hypothesis 3- minimal justification for action induces attitude change - correct answer ✔✔supported by
the $1/$20 experiment
-CDT
minimal justification hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔best way to stimulate attitude change in others is to
offer just enough incentive to elicit counter-attitudinal behavior
-CDT
Counterattitudinal Advocacy - correct answer ✔✔urging others to believe or do something that advocate
doesn't believe
-CDT
The 1/ 20 dollar experiment - correct answer ✔✔showed that students offered more money showed less
attitudinal change because those offered less needed additional justification
-CDT
Revision: self consistency - correct answer ✔✔argued that logical inconsistency doesn't always result in
dissonance (car not parked but got a ticket)
Really it's Cognition and self-concept: if you believe you're a decent person but don't act like it
-CDT
Aronson, an early grad student - correct answer ✔✔Who created the first CDT revision and what was his
relationship to Festinger?
-CDT
Revision: the new look - correct answer ✔✔Argued that we experience dissonance when we believe our
actions hurt another person.
Heslin and Amo tested it
Inconsistency isn't enough to persuade someone not to act
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