EPPP Practice Exam (Social Psychology) Questions and Answers Solved 100% Correct!!

_______ predicts that when an attempt to socially influence a person causes them to feel a loss of personal freedome, the person may respond by acting in a way that is the opposite of what was desired (ie. a petulant toddler) - Brehm's psychological reactance ________ states that attitudes are accurate predictors of behav when the attitude measure assesses all 3 components of behavioural intention a) cognitive dissonance theory b) balance theory c) social comparison theory d) theory of planned behaviour - theory of planned behav _________ are mental shortcuts or rules-of-thumb that people use when making attributions/social judgments - mental heuristics _________ theory of affression was demonstrated in children acting aggressively toward an inflatable "bobo" doll after observing a model do the same a) social learning theory b) frustration-aggression hypothesis c) balance theory - social learning theory __________ is a theory of attitude change that focuses on the relations among the person, another person, and a third person, object, idea or event. The person is motivated to change their attitude when one of these relations is not in synch with the others a) balance theory b) cognitive dissonance theory c) elaboration likelihood model d) social judgement theory - balance theory__________ is a theory of attitude change that predicts that persuasion can occur either through the central or peripheral routes a) balance theory b) cognitive dissonance theory c) elaboration likelihood model d) social judgement theory - elaboration likelihood model`