Recall that participants in an experiment presented in the text were provided either large or small incentives to advocate the use and legalization of marijuana. Results of their experiment revealed that dissonance and attitude change occurred when
a. incentives were large.
b. incentives were small.
c. participants were allowed to erase the videotape.
d. participants were not allowed to erase the videotape.
Question 2
As mentioned in the text, a Yale researcher (Cohen, 1962) paid some students relatively little and others relatively more to write an essay that contradicted their true beliefs about the local police. Results of his experiment demonstrated that
a. students who were paid little were more willing to ride along with the police.
b. the greater the external justification, the greater the shift in participants' attitudes toward the police.
c. the size of the incentive changed students' attitudes only if they privately liked the police.
d. in the absence of large incentives, students changed their attitudes about the police.
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Intussusception. The condition is caused by an infolding of the small intestine, which often causes
The small intestine.
Example of pre- and posttest Interpretation in an Experiment
Small Intestine (SI)
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