PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Leon Festinger, Cognitive Dissonance, If You Say So

43. Compared to cognitive dissonance theory, self-perception theory A) makes quite different predictions about attitude change B) gives quite different explanations of attitude change C) provides a more sophisticated methodology for measuring the psychological tension of dissonance D) is based on many more elaborate theoretical constructs E) there is no difference between the two

43. Compared to cognitive dissonance theory, self-perception theory A) makes quite different predictions about attitude change B) gives quite different explanations of attitude change C) provides a more sophisticated methodology for measuring the psychological tension of dissonance D) is based on many more elaborate theoretical constructs E) there is no difference between the two

46. You are at your first class in Psychology 020 and before the professor arrives the person sitting beside you says "Professor Smith is a very cold individual". You note, however, the Professor Smith smiles a lot when he teaches. When your roommate asks you about Professor Smith, you say he is an "icy" personality. This is an example of A) a cognitive dissonance effect B) reaction formation C) a primacy effect D) a recency effect E) social facilitation