Practice - Formation of Attitudes
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Practice Questions
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Define direct experience in the context of attitude formation.
💡 Hint: Think about how your own experiences with people or things might change your feelings.
What is cognitive dissonance?
💡 Hint: Consider a time when you felt uneasy about a choice you made.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary factor in direct experience that shapes attitudes?
💡 Hint: Recall what you experience directly rather than what you observe.
True or False: Cognitive dissonance occurs only with negative attitudes.
💡 Hint: Think about situations where you might feel conflicted, regardless of the attitude.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze how a person with conflicting attitudes towards diet may experience cognitive dissonance after binge eating despite being a health advocate.
💡 Hint: Consider how personal values can conflict with immediate choices.
Discuss a scenario where social learning markedly shifts a person's political attitudes.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how peer dynamics can shift ideologies over time.
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