Author Question: Bob listened to a new song and did not like it at all. Shortly thereafter, this song was used by a ... (Read 168 times)

V@ndy87 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Bob listened to a new song and did not like it at all. Shortly thereafter, this song was used by a company as its new advertising jingle, and the song was played over and over, so Bob was repeatedly exposed to the song.

You would expect Bob to ________ for the song. a) decrease his liking
b) become neutral in his evaluation
c) increase his liking
d) reevaluate his feelings

Question 2

Mr. Nguyen, a 53-year-old accountant, has just been rejected for a job at a small bank that he believes he was qualified for. He later hears from a friend that the hiring manager was biased against older job applicants. Mr.

Nguyen's self-esteem is likely to ________. a) first increase, then decrease because of several possible external and internal attributions that can be used to explain his rejection
b) increase slightly because he can make an external attribution as to the cause of his rejection
c) decrease slightly because he can make an internal attribution as to the cause of his rejection
d) remain unchanged because he can make an external attribution as to the cause of his rejection