Midterm Research Questions
Recall that Festinger and Carlsmith gave participants either $1 or $20 for telling others that an experiment was fun and interesting. The experiment entailed turning pegs on a pegboard one quarter turn at a time. Thus, in actuality, the experiment was tedious and boring. Study results showed that a. participants paid $1 were more effective at telling other people that the experiment was interesting. b. after telling people that the experiment was interesting, participants in the $1 condition tended to express a more favorable attitude toward the experiment. c. participants in the $20 condition reported stronger feelings of guilt for taking money to tell people that the experiment was interesting. d. participants in the $1 condition were less likely to following the experimenter’s instructions.
Recall that Berglas and Jones (1978, as described in your text) led male participants to believe that they either were going to succeed or were going to have difficulty on an upcoming test. Next, participants were given the chance to ingest either a performanceenhancing drug or a performance-inhibiting drug. What did the results of the study show? a. Regardless of their beliefs about success or difficulty, participants preferred the performance-enhancing drug b. Regardless of their beliefs about success or difficulty, participants preferred the performance-inhibiting drug c. Participants who thought they would succeed on the test preferred the performance-inhibiting drug d. Participants who thought they would have difficulty on the test preferred the performance-inhibiting drug e. None of the above is true Cacioppo and colleagues have examined how arm movements can influence attitudes by asking participants to view Chinese characters while either extending an arm away or flexing an arm toward themselves. Which of the following BEST sums up the results of this research? a. The arm movements did not affect participants’ attitudes toward the different Chinese characters. b. The participants had more favorable attitudes toward the characters they viewed while extending an arm away, compared with while flexing an arm. c. The participants had more favorable attitudes toward the characters they viewed while flexing an arm, compared with while extending their arm. d. There were no effects unless participants also nodded their heads.
Recall that Berglas and Jones (1978, as described in your text) led male participants to believe that they either were going to succeed or were going to have difficulty on an upcoming test. Next, participants were given the chance to ingest either a performanceenhancing drug or a performance-inhibiting drug. What did the results of the study show? a. Regardless of their beliefs about success or difficulty, participants preferred the performance-enhancing drug b. Regardless of their beliefs about success or difficulty, participants preferred the performance-inhibiting drug c. Participants who thought they would succeed on the test preferred the performance-inhibiting drug d. Participants who thought they would have difficulty on the test preferred the performance-inhibiting drug e. None of the above is true Cacioppo and colleagues have examined how arm movements can influence attitudes by asking participants to view Chinese characters while either extending an arm away or flexing an arm toward themselves. Which of the following BEST sums up the results of this research? a. The arm movements did not affect participants’ attitudes toward the different Chinese characters. b. The participants had more favorable attitudes toward the characters they viewed while extending an arm away, compared with while flexing an arm. c. The participants had more favorable attitudes toward the characters they viewed while flexing an arm, compared with while extending their arm. d. There were no effects unless participants also nodded their heads.
