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Sixteen-year-old Gregory wrecked his parent's car on a snowy day.His parents assumed that the accident was caused by his carelessness and lack of concern for their car.Gregory's parents' assumption illustrates

A) a dispositional attribution.
B) an attitude.
C) a situational attribution.
D) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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It is often difficult to legislate major social changes such as health care reform.But once such policies are in place,they tend to be cherished and preserved.This best illustrates the impact of

A) social scripts.
B) system justification.
C) hindsight bias.
D) ingroup bias.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Question 143

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Groupthink is fueled by a desire for

Central route persuasion is most likely when people

Dominick,who is a copy machine salesman,provides information on all models and honestly explains all their pros and cons,even of his competitors' machines.Dominick is using

According to a recent poll,________ percent of Americans viewed the nation as divided.

Marshall,who is not a college athlete,thinks that all college athletes behave the same and have the same attitudes toward nonathletes.Marshall's thinking illustrates

In the Milgram experiments,the level of obedience was highest when the "teacher" was ________ the experimenter and ________ the "learner."

People's physical attractiveness is a good predictor of their

While eating at a restaurant,you see a waiter's serving tray accidentally tilt and an avalanche of food and beverages splatters on four people."What a careless,clumsy idiot," you mumble to yourself as you resume eating.You have just committed

When Armen first heard the hit song "Lose Yourself," he wasn't at all sure he liked it.The more often he heard it played,however,the more he enjoyed it.Armen's reaction illustrates

Janet now volunteers two hours each week at a local homeless shelter because her friends do so.This demonstrates

Connie reluctantly took a part-time job as a waitress,which she was certain she would hate.After giving her a uniform,her boss explained that,no matter what,she needed to be courteous to the customers.When she put on her uniform,she began smiling at and talking politely to the customers (just like her fellow employees) .Based on research on attitude change,Connie's change in attitude about her job illustrates the impact of

A readiness to assume that enslaved people deserve the cruel treatment they receive best illustrates

Which of the following is an indicator of the number of African-Americans killed by police?

An observation of more than 800 billion internet words has found

The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal dispositions on another's behavior is called

Margo is vegan and is an advocate for animal rights.She is very active online in chat rooms for vegans,online support groups,and even social media sites.The more she associates with like-minded people online the stronger her views become.This illustrates

Shelly is thinking back to when she was younger and stopped traffic so an animal could cross the road.She is proud of what she did and most likely attributes her behavior to

If researchers found that people take longer to identify words such as assertive and bold as "strong" when the words are associated with female faces rather than with male faces,this finding would illustrate