Title: Chapter 13
Course: Exploring Psychology and Christian Faith Test Bank

Q: Explain the three reasons why attitudes diverge from behavior, as outlined by Moes and Tellinghuisen.

Q: In terms of the ABCs of attitude, explain why Christians may find it easier to live out their faith among fellow believers than before nonbelievers.

Q: According to Moes and Tellinghuisen, how might the behavior of the Pharisees in the New Testament indicate the influence of habit on acting hypocritically?

Q: How does behavior influence attitude, and how does this influence relate to the biblical characteristics of being embodied and the human tendency toward meaning-seeking?

Q: The “ABCs” of attitude are
- affect, behavior, and cognition.
- action, belief, and courage.
- altruism, benevolence, and compassion.
- ability, benefits, and comprehension.
A: affect, behavior, and cognition.

Q: In order to change a habit, it is most helpful to
- make your behavior more spontaneous and less planned.
- try to avoid making any behavior habitual.
- think about why you want to change that behavior.
- avoid situations or cues that prompt the habit you wish to change.
A: avoid situations or cues that prompt the habit you wish to change.

Q: Which of the following is not one of the reasons for an attitude to differ from behavior?
- Situational influences
- The attitude being inconsistent
- The attitude being too specific regarding a behavior
- Existing habits
A: The attitude being too specific regarding a behavior

Q: Hypocrisy is indicative of when
- attitudes do not line up with one’s beliefs.
- attitudes are not consistent with behavior.
- behavior reshapes attitude.
- emotions are not consistent with beliefs.
A: attitudes are not consistent with behavior.

Q: Moral hypocrisy is demonstrated when
- the desire to appear moral is more important than acting morally.
- the desire to act morally is more important than acting according to others’ standards.
- people feel bad about doing something morally right.
- people feel good about doing something morally wrong.
A: the desire to appear moral is more important than acting morally.

Q: When people are aware that their own behaviors are inconsistent with their attitudes, they may attempt to change either their behaviors or their attitudes to reduce the gap between the two. Doing so would overcome
- hypocrisy.
- situational influences on attitudes.
- cognitive dissonance.
- moral relativism.
A: cognitive dissonance.

Q: According to Moes and Tellinghuisen, psychologists can use implicit, physical measures of attitude because
- attitudes are embodied.
- surveys are useless when identifying what people believe.
- people demonstrate their attitudes only in terms of conscious processes.
- people have no agency regarding their attitudes.
A: attitudes are embodied.

Q: The fact that attitudes and behaviors sometimes do not coincide for people most clearly reflects that humans
- are seekers of meaning.
- are relational persons.
- show limited agency.
- are embodied.
A: show limited agency.

Q: The relationship between attitude and action
- goes in one direction: attitude affects behavior.
- goes in one direction: behavior affects attitude.
- goes in both directions: attitude can affect behavior and behavior can affect attitude.
- is weak; neither influences the other in any important way.
A: goes in both directions: attitude can affect behavior and behavior can affect attitude.

Q: Moes and Tellinghuisen state that Christianity makes a unique claim when considering how to live faithfully (tying belief to behavior). This claim is that
- God’s Spirit plays a role in the lives of believers.
- sinfulness makes it impossible for humans to enact their beliefs.
- Christians are less likely to have habits.
- situations are not likely to influence Christians because of their beliefs.
A: God’s Spirit plays a role in the lives of believers.