Author Question: The Ben Franklin effect is named for an incident in which Ben Franklin a. reported liking King ... (Read 59 times)

cartlidgeashley · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The Ben Franklin effect is named for an incident in which Ben Franklin

a. reported liking King George III of England after the Boston Tea Party.
b. asked a favor of someone who had treated him coldly, and gained an ally.
c. charmed several unsuspecting young ladies in his town.
d. advised the president to create dissonance as a means of persuasion.

Question 2

According to cognitive dissonance theory, soldiers may reduce their guilt about killing innocent civilians during wartime by

a. dehumanizing their victims.
b. killing more enemy soldiers.
c. going into therapy.
d. telling themselves that the war is almost over.