This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Describe three factors that affect the desire for social approval. Give an example of how these ... (Read 64 times)

kodithompson

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 566
on: Jun 22, 2018
Describe three factors that affect the desire for social approval. Give an example of how these factors might lead a person to change an important attitude, belief, or behavior.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe the Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) study. Be sure to discuss which individuals were more likely to experience dissonance and change their attitudes. What was the more general lesson learned about counterattitudinal behavior?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

T4T

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 348
Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Factors are: Self-monitoring: the tendency to be chronically concerned with one's public image and to adjust one's actions to fit the needs of the current situation (from Chapter 4). People high on this dimension have greater need for social approval.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A complete answer would mention the boring task; payment of 1 or 20 to the two groups; the request to lie to a waiting participant; that persons in both groups lied; that the 1 group experienced dissonance because they had insufficient justification to lie, and this was inconsistent with their view of themselves as honest people; that the 20 group did not experience dissonance because of the external justification and did not adjust their attitudes. The more general principle is that counterattitudinal behavior will produce significant dissonance only if there is insufficient justification for engaging in the behavior.


kodithompson

  • Member
  • Posts: 566
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM

Liddy

  • Member
  • Posts: 342
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."

Did you know?

Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.

Did you know?

If all the neurons in the human body were lined up, they would stretch more than 600 miles.

Did you know?

For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.

Did you know?

According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world. Women are most affected (18%), followed by children of both sexes (10%), and men (6%).

The following terms describe types of body movement that occur at the diarthrotic joints The following terms describe types of body movement that occur at the diarthrotic joints
Social and Environmental Effects of Tourism in the Andaman Islands Social and Environmental Effects of Tourism in the Andaman Islands
CHD Risk Factors CHD Risk Factors
Major three factors of blood pressure. Major three factors of blood pressure.
Social Conditions and Gender Social Conditions and Gender
Created Equal: A Social and Political History of the United States, Brief Edition Created Equal: A Social and Political History of the United States, Brief Edition
Video: Chemical Messengers Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library