Cognitive Dissonance Quiz

What is cognitive dissonance?

• A feeling of satisfaction

• A mental discomfort from conflicting beliefs and reality

• A state of mental comfort

• A type of psychological experiment

In the Festinger and Smith experiment, why did participants paid $1 describe the tasks as more enjoyable?

• They misunderstood the instructions

• They needed to resolve cognitive dissonance due to insufficient justification

• They were trying to impress the researchers

• They genuinely found the tasks fun

How did participants paid $20 resolve their cognitive dissonance in the experiment?

• By changing their beliefs about the tasks

• By ignoring the tasks altogether

• By justifying the lie with the monetary compensation

• By refusing to participate

What is a common justification smokers might use to resolve cognitive dissonance?

• Everyone else is doing it

• Smoking is beneficial for health

• They only smoke occasionally, so it's not harmful

• Smoking is not harmful at all

How might cognitive dissonance affect someone with racist beliefs?

• They might become more open-minded

• They might refuse to accept information that contradicts their beliefs

• They might change their beliefs immediately

• They might seek out diverse perspectives