Participants were asked to make a videotape advocating the use of ...

[SO00]

Participants were asked to make a videotape advocating the use of condoms. Half were then asked to think about reasons they had not used condoms, while the other half thought about reasons why other students had not.
 
  Later on, each group was asked to choose between purchasing condoms or making a donation to a worthy cause. Please briefly discuss what psychological outcomes were the result of the initial manipulation, and then explain why one group was more likely to select the purchasing condoms option than the other.

Question 2

Help I need to get in shape says your friend, having already made the decision that s/he really wants to achieve fitness. In the language of the theory of planned behavior, briefly describe two key steps that will help her/him achieve the go
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

Answer:
The advocating of condom use in a public way was a behavior that set up participants so that dissonance could be easily induced. Participants were asked to think either about why they, or why others, had not used condoms in the past. Those in the they condition felt more hypocritical (more cognitive dissonance) than those in the others condition. Thus, those in the high dissonance condition were more likely to purchase condoms (a direct method for dissonance reduction), while those in the less-hypocritical group were more likely to select the charitable behavior.

Answer to Question 2

Answer:
1) Be specific. Decide explicitly how to go about getting in shape, i.e., establish what specific behaviors are necessary to achieve good health and fitness, and make explicit plans for executing those behaviors.
2) Commit. Go public, make plans with a friend, and/or otherwise commit to the behaviors necessary to get in shape.

[SO00]

Thank you!

[mcarey591]

Happy to help