The second level of confirmation in relational climate involves__________
a. recognizing another's existence
b. accepting another person's thoughts or feelings as valid
c. acknowledging another person's thoughts, feeling, or actions
d. sharing the information you've learned about the person with another
c
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Sally and Susan just bought the exact same dress. Sally bought it on sale for 50% off. Susan paid the full price of $140. According to cognitive dissonance theory, what is the likely outcome?
a) Susan becomes angry with Sally for getting the better deal. b) Sally likes her sales dress better than Susan likes hers. c) In justifying her purchase, Susan likes her dress more than Sally does. d) Cognitive dissonance would not play a role in this situation.
Amos has just received a good grade on his calculus exam. He's in a great mood, and thinks to himself, "School's going well; my relationship with Carrie is going great
It's a wonderful world!" On the way out of the building, he finds that a bicyclist has hit a pedestrian, so he hurries over to help the fallen person. This example best illustrates which of the three reasons why positive mood enhances helping? a. Good moods make us look on the brighter side of life, so we make more dispositional attributions of others. b. We are motivated to prolong our good moods, and helping does that. c. Good moods enhance self-esteem, which leads to helping. d. Good moods decrease self-attention, increasing the odds that we will notice another's distress.