PSY 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter Quiz: Cognitive Dissonance, Gender Studies, Social Cognition
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Dan felt cheated by the used car salesperson who sold him a 1997 honda accord several years ago. Ever since then, he assumes the worst when it comes to dealing with salespeople. Acquisition: social cognition refers to how people perceive and interpret themselves and others in their social world. False: the component of attitudes that describes how we feel about something is the. She experienced emotional discomfort because her beliefs about equal rights and respect in a relationship were contradicted every time she tolerated don"s abusive behavior. All of the above: melanie predicted that the end of the world was coming on may 21, 2011. She will likely edit her beliefs slightly to accommodate for the failed prediction and will become even more committed to her original prophecy. She will repress any memory of her original prophecy and deny ever making a prediction.