CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A politician attempts to gain support for her campaign for mayor by releasing a poll showing that almost 70 percent of the city’s voters support her position on property taxes. What basic psychological principle is the politician using to persuade voters that she should be the next mayor?
A
Consistency
B
Authority
C
Consensus
D
Liking
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Self-perception theory was first proposed by Daryl Bem in 19671 as an alternative account of cognitive dissonance, where certain circumstances lead to self-described attitudes that are a function of the individual’s observations of their own behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive dissonance theory postulates that an underlying psychological tension is created when an individual’s behavior is inconsistent with his or her thoughts and beliefs. This underlying tension then motivates an individual to make an attitude change that would produce consistency between thoughts and behaviors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chapter 7: Attitudes. A lasting, general evaluation of people (including oneself), objects, advertisements, or issues. Anything toward which one has an attitude is called an Attitude Object.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social judgement theory – assumes that people assimilate new information about attitude objects in the light of what they already know or feel. The initial attitude acts as a frame of reference, and new information is categorised in terms of this standard.

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