In a variation on Festinger’s classic study on induced compliance, participants are asked to tell a confederate that a very boring task is in fact quite fun, but the confederate does not appear to be deceived by this lie. Under these circumstances, participants do not show the typical cognitive dissonance effect, which suggests that inconsistency only produces dissonance if

Regarding implementation intentions, which of the following statements is the LEAST accurate?

Although Emil generally thinks of himself as both a good student and a good son, while visiting with his mother over the holidays he is thinking more about being a good son. That this “good son” aspect of his identity is more on his mind when he is with his mom illustrates the idea of

If a social psychology experiment were conducted that had very little relation to the context outside of the lab environment or study sample, this experiment would be low in

Ji-Min thinks of herself a big sister, a runner, and kind. These are aspects of Ji-Min’s

Which of the following is true about selective self-stereotyping?

When Laura received a poor performance review from her supervisor, she told herself that the rating system was unfair. When she received a glowing review, Laura took it as that she is both smart and capable. Laura’s causal attributions are most consistent with

In her social psychology course, Molly learns that the more one is exposed to something, such as a song on the radio, the more one tends to like it. Molly thinks this is obvious and questions why she signed up for the class. What might Molly be displaying?

Which of the following statements about culture and self-esteem is the most accurate?

Which of the following is the difference between individualist and collectivist cultures?