PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Demand Characteristics, External Validity, Dependent And Independent Variables

43. Compared to cognitive dissonance theory, self-perception theory A) makes quite different predictions about attitude change B) gives quite different explanations of attitude change C) provides a more sophisticated methodology for measuring the psychological tension of dissonance D) is based on many more elaborate theoretical constructs E) there is no difference between the two

43. Compared to cognitive dissonance theory, self-perception theory A) makes quite different predictions about attitude change B) gives quite different explanations of attitude change C) provides a more sophisticated methodology for measuring the psychological tension of dissonance D) is based on many more elaborate theoretical constructs E) there is no difference between the two

16. A hypothesis is an) a unprovable assumption about the unobservable processes that underlie psychological functioning. b. set of principles that organizes observations and explains newly discovered facts, c. testable prediction that gives direction to research. d. observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables.