Author Question: Megan is always reminding her son Andrew not to talk with his mouth full. One morning, Andrew ... (Read 94 times)

lb_gilbert · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Megan is always reminding her son Andrew not to talk with his mouth full. One morning, Andrew reminds her not to talk with her mouth full. This situation most resembles ________.

a. the Ben Franklin effect
b. cognitive dissonance
c. the hypocrisy-induction paradigm
d. justification of effort

Question 2

In a study referred to in the text (Peterson, Haynes, & Olson, 2008), smokers were asked to create an antismoking video to be shown to high school students, invoking dissonance in the smokers.

Based on other research in this chapter, how were these smokers, who particularly felt like hypocrites, most likely to behave?
a. They would feel a sudden urge to smoke.
b. They would increase intentions to quit smoking.
c. They could change the topic of conversation to something more comfortable.
d. They could use denial.