L-03-01-P82 - Attitudes, Attribution and Health Behaviour

69. Maddi notices everyone running off to 27 Rainforest Walk after their lectures. She wonders if there is a VESPA on, free food available, or simply everyone racing to get to the microwave on level 1 first. Her curiosity and need to seek an explanation for her observations is:

70. True or False: The process of inferring the causes/reasons of mental states/behaviours of yourself and the people around you is known as “attribution”.

71. Which of the following is not a type of attribution (more than 1 answer)?

72. By repeatedly watching Bollywood movies as a way to decrease her stress levels about the end of semester exam, Zara now believes she will never be able to get over her movie addiction as she simply does not have the capacity to do so. Zara is displaying (more than 1 answer):

73. Mark seems to be losing every basketball game he plays. To fix this, he reviews his technique and identifies that his shooting skills need to improve. To do this, he develops a training regime with him and his teammates. Mark is displaying:

74. Helena sees a grotesque image of a cow urinating on the farmer during a lecture and as a result, gasps loudly. When teased about her actions after the lecture, Helena defended herself by saying “the lecturer should have given some warning”. Helena is displaying:

75. The tendency for the ‘observer’ to overestimate the impact of internal factors and underestimate the impact of external factors is known as:

76. Malini’s teacher believes she failed Biology because she did not work hard enough even though she had all the resources, worksheets and practice material available to her. This is an example of:

77. Malini, on the other hand, thinks that the worksheets were useless, her teacher was lazy and she perfectly knew the entire course. This is an example of:

78. Evelyn believes she did amazing in her HKS Presentation because she is an amazing public speaker and researched her topic thoroughly. This is an example of:

79. However, Evelyn believes that the only marks she lost were because the assessors’ were extremely strict towards her group. This is an example of:

80. Sarah failed to finish her lecture notes before the lecture, even though she had promised Tushar that she would. Sunday night, she messages Tushar that she had an extremely long shift at work because her boss held her back, had to babysit extra-long hours because the parents arrived home late and then had to catch-up with the Game of Thrones episodes in preparation for Monday before Beverley ruins it for her. Consequently, she would most likely be unable to produce the lecture notes in time. This is an example of:

81. Which of the following are considered major components to attitudes (more than 1 answer):

82. Which of the following is not a feature of attitudes?

83. True or False: Vinoja is planning on eating chicken nuggets from Maccas for the rest of the weak. However, after reading about its adverse health effects, Vinoja begins to have cognitive dissonance about her initial plan. She can reduce her psychological tension by either changing her thoughts or her behaviour.

84. To solve her dilemma, Vinoja decides that she will eat chicken nuggets on Tuesday and Friday. Which of the following components of attitudes is displayed here?

85. Attitudes cannot predict behaviours when:

86. True or False: The amount of attitude change vs. Fear is an increasing function.

87. Stella persuades Tushar to take more extensive notes during lectures so that he can understand how to answer questions during the Theme III tutorial. She is successful at communicating persuasively and motivates Tushar, who, as a result, changes his attitude for future weeks and pays more attention. Which channel has Stella used to alter Tushar’s attitude?

88. Anshula tries to convince Tushar that Perth is a much better city than Melbourne. However, Tushar is not convinced by Anshula’s poor persuasive communication and still believes that Melbourne is a better city. She is unable to engage Tushar in the topic and neither is she able to appeal to his emotion or cognition. Which channel has Anshula used to alter Tushar’s attitude?