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Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0073310268
book Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers cover

Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0073310268
Exercise 28
Vaughn and Lanzetta's (1981) study required participants to observe someone receiving an electric shock. Some, but not all of the participants were required to make a pained expression whenever the shock was implemented. The results indicated that compared to those students who were not required to make a pained expression, those who did perspired more and had faster heart rates whenever they observed the person being shocked. Which theory are the results consistent with?
A) self-presentation theory
B) self-consistency theory
C) cognitive dissonance theory
D) self-perception theory
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