Author Question: Much research has demonstrated a weak link between (a) what people say their attitudes are, and (b) ... (Read 128 times)

codyclark · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Much research has demonstrated a weak link between (a) what people say their attitudes are, and (b) how they actually behave. According to the text, one of the key reasons that this relationship is so weak, however, is the fact that researchers have often ____.

a. tried to relate very general attitudes to very specific behaviors
b. tried to relate very specific attitudes to very general behaviors
c. limited their research in this area to very sensitive topics (e.g., sexual attitudes and behaviors), where attitude-behavior inconsistencies are especially likely to occur
d. limited their research in this area to topics that research participants are unlikely to care much about (e.g., the number of minutes they will spend on a particular experimental task), where attitude-behavior inconsistencies are especially likely to occur

Question 2

People who are repeatedly ostracized by others over a period of time are relatively likely to develop eating disorders.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false