D) must offer periodic salary increments
E) must try to improve employee attitudes E) must try to improve employee attitudes
T/F : Attitudes are favorable or unfavorable evaluative
statements about objects, people, or events. True
T/F: The three components of an attitude are cognition, affect, and behavior.
True
T/F: The intent to act in a certain way is the affective component of an attitude.
False
T/F: The affective component of attitude is the emotional, or feeling, segment of an attitude.
True
T/F: The cognitive component of an attitude describes an
intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or something.
False
T/F: According to Festinger, people seek consistency between their attitudes and their behaviors.
True
T/F: Cognitive dissonance explains the linkage between
attitudes and behavior. True
T/F: No individual can completely avoid dissonance.
True
T/F: Individuals will be more motivated to reduce dissonance when they believe the dissonance is due to something they
cannot control.
False
T/F: If there is an inconsistency between an individual's attitude on a specific issue and his/her behavior, there are only
