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gbarreiro

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Because dissonance reduction processes are mostly unconscious, people
 
  a. tend to use them as coping strategies.
  b. often will overestimate how badly negative feedback may affect them.
  c. usually will put a lot of effort into reducing cognitive dissonance.
  d. must change their behaviors, not their thoughts, to reduce feelings of dissonance.

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In a classic experiment, researchers (Aronson & Mettee, 1968) gave positive false feedback to some students, negative false feedback to some students, and no feedback to others.
 
  They were interested in seeing how self-esteem would affect the likelihood of cheating. What was the result of their experiment?
   a. Students who had gotten the positive feedback were least likely to cheat.
   b. Students who had gotten the negative feedback were least likely to cheat.
   c. Students who had gotten no feedback were least likely to cheat.
   d. Students who had gotten the negative and no feedback were least likely to cheat.


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duke02

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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