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Celia, who is a college student, has always thought of herself as an environmental activist. Recently, she “inherited” a gas-guzzling car from her parents, which she has been driving around campus. To reduce the cognitive dissonance that she feels from these clashing images of herself, the environmental activist and the gas-guzzling car owner, she might _____ by saying that “cars are not really a major environmental problem.”

The process of changing your behavior in direct response to the demands of an authority is known as

Daily behavior is probably most influenced by group pressures for

Reward, coercive, legitimate, referent, and expert are types of

The ability to provide incentives for a person to comply with desired behavior is known as

In a classic study on _____ that focused on college students shooting pool at a student union. Good players who were confident in their pool playing improved their accuracy when being watched by others, while the less confident players decreased their accuracy when being watched by others.

In a classic study on social facilitation that focused on college students shooting pool at a student union. Good players who were confident in their pool playing _____ when being watched by others.

You are a good school teacher and are instructing your class when you spy the principal standing outside the door watching you. According to social facilitation theory, you are likely to

The teacher decides to let your class get in groups of four to complete the homework. Your effort on this group task will be less than the effort you would have expended if the task had been completed as individual homework. This illustrates the principle of

A person's invisible "spatial envelope" that designated as private defines one’s _____.