202 Reaction questions, Week 9 (May 31, 2001)

Work on these questions when you are done with your quiz. The answers are due in your discussion section next week. Please write legibly and use proper spelling and grammar, including complete sentences!

1. How do ads on television make use of some of the experimentally tested tools of persuasion that are described in your textbook?

2. What are some features of human cognition that contribute to stereotyping and prejudice?

3. Imagine you are called in as a prison consultant because of your knowledge of cognitive dissonance. What recommendations would you make about prison operations and treatment of inmates?