A. Psychological reactance
B. Cognitive dissonance
C. Behaviour differential
D. Behavioural inconsistency
Related Mcqs:
- An extremely complex behaviour that includes biological rhythms, territorial behaviour, courtship, mating, aggression, altruism and social organizations is:
A. Instincts or Reflexes
B. Innate behaviour
C. Kinesis
D. All of the above - The tests are developed as instruments to enable the collection of data about individuals, such as intelligence tests and examinations, attitude scales personality assessment, test of creativity and:
A. Evaluation tests
B. Aptitude tests
C. Questionnaires
D. Analytical tests - The theory which suggests that people learn attitude by observing their own behavior is __________?
A. Operant conditioning
B. CR
C. Self-perception
D. None of these - Which of these is not a common behaviour displayed by individuals when they are in contact with a fear stimulus?
A. Decreased heart rate
B. Palpitations
C. Sweating
D. Shortness of birth - The behaviour that depends on the experiences in one’s own life but for this to occur depends upon the development and evolution of the nervous system of that animal is:
A. Taxis
B. Kinesis
C. Reflex
D. Learning - Stroebe and Diehl (1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Maslow most clearly interjected his own personal values into his study of self-actualized individuals by:
A. using projective tests to assess their motives
B. using free association and dream analysis
C. interpreting their flattering self-description as a self-serving bias
D. selectively studying people with qualities he admired - Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Experiments based on cognitive dissonance theory have examined the relationship between behavioural compliance and attitude change. Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from these experiments?
A. Behavioural compliance never leads to attitude change
B. The lesser the inducement for compliance, the more the attitude change
C. The greater the inducement for compliance the more the attitude change
D. Behavioural compliance always leads to attitude change - A scientist wants to find out if there is empirical evidence for a relationship between caffeine and aggressive behaviour, She would:
A. Interview people to get their opinions
B. Correlate news paper accounts and the types of beverages consumed
C. test the idea by conducting an experiment
D. research what other experts had thought
