The World-Will-End-on-June-7 group got together on June 7 to pray as the world ended. The next day the world did not end. The leader of the group said, "Our prayers saved the world." What process was responsible for the attitude change?
a) operant conditioning
b) cognitive dissonance
c) classical conditioning
d) positive reinforcement
b
Psychology
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The development of the self-image
a. depends greatly on information from the environment. b. begins with a sorting of perceptions and feelings. c. includes selfÂevaluations of whether "I am a good person." d. involves all of these.
Psychology
A particular item seems similar to members of a particular category. If you therefore assume that it is a member of that category (even if it is a rare category), you are using the _______ heuristic
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Psychology