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achilike adibe
on Oct 26, 2024Verified
Experiments on cognitive dissonance suggest that
A) to change people's behavior, it is necessary to change their attitudes first.
B) intelligent people are less likely than others are to be creative thinkers.
C) intelligent people are more likely than others are to be creative thinkers.
D) it is possible to change people's attitudes by changing their behavior first.
Cognitive Dissonance
A psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences discomfort due to holding contradictory beliefs or ideas simultaneously.
Attitudes
A psychological tendency expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor, influenced by personal experience and social context.
Behavior
The actions or reactions of an organism or any living entity, usually in response to its environment or stimuli.
- Describe how cognitive dissonance theory explains behavior and attitude change.
- Analyze the relationship between behavior and attitude, highlighting how each can influence the other.
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Learning Objectives
- Describe how cognitive dissonance theory explains behavior and attitude change.
- Analyze the relationship between behavior and attitude, highlighting how each can influence the other.