Directions: Please compose answers to the questions below. Each response to a question or sub-questi

Directions:
Please compose answers to the questions below. Each response to a
question or sub-question should be at least one paragraph in length,
which should consist of five to seven sentences.1.
Mary is planning to get married in the near future. Imagine Mary has an
independent view of herself. What would be some reasons she would give
for getting married, and how does this reflect an independent self? Now
imagine she has an interdependent view of herself. What would be some
reasons she would give for getting married then, and how does that
reflect her interdependent self?2.
Sometimes when we become self-aware, we introspect about the reasons
for our attitudes or behaviors. What are some consequences of such
introspection?3.
There is evidence that suggests that there are cultural differences in
how people view themselves. Describe, using an example, how people from
collectivist cultures tend to view themselves and how people from
individualist cultures tend to view themselves.4.
When Linda was a child, her friends at school all earned a lot of money
if their grades were good. Linda went to her parents and asked that she
be given money for good report cards. Her parents agreed. She would
earn a nickel for every “A” and a dollar if she earned all “As.” Her
friends, of course, were offered much more money for good grades. Using
the overjustification effect, explain why Linda’s parents might have
offered her such meager monetary rewards for academic success.5.
Describe what a fixed versus a growth mindset is. Which mindset is more
likely to lead to subsequent success after a failure experience? Why?6.
Jessica thinks of herself as a health-conscious person. As she is
eating a steak one evening, she sees a news report that consuming red
meat increases the risk of breast cancer by over 50 percent. At this
moment, she is experiencing a large amount of cognitive dissonance.
State the three ways people can reduce dissonance and apply these
techniques to Jessica’s dissonance; that is, give an example of each of
the three dissonance reduction techniques Jessica could use.7.
Imagine you are about to take a very important exam that could impact
your future. A friend asks you how disappointed you think you would be
if you found out you did not perform very well on the exam. According to
the idea of impact bias, how would your prediction likely match up with
your actual reaction?8.
Imagine you are watching a debate between two presidential candidates.
You prefer Candidate A and dislike Candidate B. Both candidates offer
strong arguments and weak arguments about Issue X. Which arguments would
you be most likely to remember? Which arguments would you be most
likely to forget? Is it likely that you would change your opinion after
having watched the debate? Why or why not?9.
Carl and Roger both had similar attitudes about cheating on a partner.
However, both were faced with similar situations where they could have
cheated on their partners. Now, Carl thinks that cheating is the worst
offense one can make in a relationship, whereas Roger thinks that most
people would cheat if they were faced with the situation. Explain what
could have occurred, both socially and psychologically, that could
produce such diverse positions from individuals who initially shared a
similar stance.10.
Engaging in self-justification strategies as a response to dissonance
is a process that can have negative consequences. Explain how
self-justification can be negative response and what one could do to
better learn from one’s mistakes.