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sc00by25

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You have observed that there is more litter around signs that say 500 fine for littering than around signs that say Please keep our state clean. What social psychological theory would you use to explain this observation?
 
  a. reactance theory
  b. cognitive dissonance theory
  c. attitude inoculation theory
  d. elaboration likelihood model

Question 2

Recall that researchers (Pennebaker & Sanders, 1976) placed one of two signs in the bathrooms on a college campus. One was a strong warning
 
  (Do not write on these walls under any circumstances) and the other was a milder admonition (Please don't write on these walls). Two weeks later, what were they likely to find in the bathrooms containing the strong warnings?
  a. scrawls that read Says Who? and What Are You Going to Do About This?
  b. graffiti in the stalls, but not on the walls where the sign was posted
  c. walls that were relatively clean
  d. less graffiti, but signs posted everywhere



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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