Author Question: Art finds that he instantly dislikes his assigned college roommate, but room changes cannot be made ... (Read 107 times)

nummyann · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Art finds that he instantly dislikes his assigned college roommate, but room changes cannot be made until after the first semester. Cognitive dissonance theory predicts that Art will

a. try to avoid his roommate as much as possible
b. feel increased pressure to like his roommate
c. accept the fact that they are not compatible and make friends elsewhere
d. none of the above

Question 2

In a study by Festinger, Schachter & Back (1950), what was the best predictor of friendship patterns among residents of the large apartment complex called Westgate West?

a. physical attractiveness
b. functional distance
c. actual distance
d. similarity