someone or something. Jan's behavior was to note the employees and report them to supervisors. The affective component of an attitude reveals the emotional reaction. Jan's belief that it is important and her frustration are affective components. The cognitive component of an attitude is a description of, or belief in the way things are. Her belief that it's impossible to keep the building secure without knowing who out is a cognitive attitude. Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14 AACSB: Analytic Skills Objective: Components of Attitudes Category: Application LO: 1 6) of the following is an example of an affective attitude? A) Believing that you did a good job. B) The observation that most dogs have four legs. C) The opinion that it is never acceptable to steal. D) Anger at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoing. E) The avoidance of a restaurant where one once received bad service. Answer: D Explanation: D) Affective attitudes reveal emotion, such as Belief and opinions are examples of cognitive or evaluative attitudes. Observation and avoidance are behaviors and are facets of behavioral attitudes. Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14 AACSB: Analytic Skills Objective: Components of Attitudes Category: Application LO: 1 7) The theory of cognitive dissonance was proposed by ________. A) Maslow B) Festinger C) Hofstede D) Skinner E) Pavlov Answer: B Explanation: B) In the 1960s, Leon Festinger argued that attitudes follow behavior. Festinger argued that any form of inconsistency is uncomfortable and that individuals will therefore attempt to reduce it. They will seek a stable state, which is a minimum of dissonance. Maslow, Hofstede, Skinner, and Pavlov all made other contributions to OB. Diff: 1 Page Ref: 15 Objective: Cognitive Dissonance Quest. Category: Concept/Definitional LO: 2 8) According to Festinger, people will seek a(n) ________. A) variable state with variable dissonance B) stable state with maximal dissonance
someone or something. Jan's behavior was to note the employees and report them to supervisors. The affective component of an attitude reveals the emotional reaction. Jan's belief that it is important and her frustration are affective components. The cognitive component of an attitude is a description of, or belief in the way things are. Her belief that it's impossible to keep the building secure without knowing who out is a cognitive attitude. Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14 AACSB: Analytic Skills Objective: Components of Attitudes Category: Application LO: 1 6) of the following is an example of an affective attitude? A) Believing that you did a good job. B) The observation that most dogs have four legs. C) The opinion that it is never acceptable to steal. D) Anger at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoing. E) The avoidance of a restaurant where one once received bad service. Answer: D Explanation: D) Affective attitudes reveal emotion, such as Belief and opinions are examples of cognitive or evaluative attitudes. Observation and avoidance are behaviors and are facets of behavioral attitudes. Diff: 2 Page Ref: 14 AACSB: Analytic Skills Objective: Components of Attitudes Category: Application LO: 1 7) The theory of cognitive dissonance was proposed by ________. A) Maslow B) Festinger C) Hofstede D) Skinner E) Pavlov Answer: B Explanation: B) In the 1960s, Leon Festinger argued that attitudes follow behavior. Festinger argued that any form of inconsistency is uncomfortable and that individuals will therefore attempt to reduce it. They will seek a stable state, which is a minimum of dissonance. Maslow, Hofstede, Skinner, and Pavlov all made other contributions to OB. Diff: 1 Page Ref: 15 Objective: Cognitive Dissonance Quest. Category: Concept/Definitional LO: 2 8) According to Festinger, people will seek a(n) ________. A) variable state with variable dissonance B) stable state with maximal dissonance
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