Two weeks after making a public statement at odds with his previous positions, which politician is most likely to report to his close friends that he sticks by his most recent (contradictory) statement?

According to information presented in the textbook, researchers found that in order to feel more optimistic about their own futures, cancer patients engage in

Even though Gerald isn’t religious, when he attends church on Christmas with his family, he donates money when ushers pass around a collection basket because everyone else puts something in. It is likely that Gerald is

Jake and Martin are standing at the counter of the convenience store, and Jake-who has just failed his psychology exam-is animatedly telling Martin that the exam was unfair and that his professor is unreasonable. As he takes his change, Jake sees his image on the security camera. This causes him to wonder whether he actually studied enough for the exam. Jake’s self-scrutiny in this situation would be predicted by ________ theory.

Describe the Theory of Planned Behavior. How can this theory be used to predict whether a college student will apply for graduate school?

According to the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM), what two things determine whether we will process a message through the central or the peripheral route? When people are using the central route to process a persuasive communication, what will make an appeal more persuasive (which aspects of the advertisement)? When they are using the peripheral route, what will make an appeal more persuasive?

Describe the Theory of Planned Behavior. How can this theory be used to predict whether a teenager will start to smoke cigarettes?

People are unlikely to change their attitudes after saying something they don’t truly believe if there is ________ for the lie.

What is the action of the biceps brachii muscle?

Which of the following statements accurately describes osmosis? Remember solutes means salts.