Homework Clinic
Social Science Clinic => Psychology => Topic started by: Yolanda on Jun 22, 2018
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Tiffany is angry at Whitney for forgetting her birthday. To defuse her anger, Tiffany should
a. think about other times Whit annoyed her and then confront Whit with all the evidence of what a bad friend she is.
b. write about her feelings privately for 20 minutes a day for a few days to get some perspective.
c. post her feelings about Whit on her Facebook page.
d. get back at Whit by complaining about her to all their mutual friends.
Question 2
A tiny reward that gets you to perform an activity that you dislike can make you like this activity more than a larger reward would.
Simply making a decision can make you have more favorable feelings toward what you have chosen and more negative feelings toward what you have rejected. What theory of attitude change would be consistent with these statements?
A) cognitive dissonance
B) elaboration likelihood
C) social learning theory
D) social comparison theory
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Answer to Question 1
Answer: B
Answer to Question 2
Answer: A
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Thank you
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No problem :)