Exam 8: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Which of the following actions by the "learner" reduced the likelihood of being shocked by the "teacher" in Milgram's study?

If a person had an epileptic seizure in a public place, she would be more likely to be helped if:

Dissent and altruism are a matter of personal conviction, but situational factors are involved also. Analyze four situational factors that are involved when a person decides to "rock the boat" and choose conscience over conformity.

Stereotypes can be energy-saving devices that allow us to make efficient decisions.

One of the most powerful weapons that groups have to insure their members' cooperation and to weed out disruptive members is rejection or permanent banishment.

In close-knit groups, the tendency for all members to think alike and to suppress disagreement for the sake of harmony is called the fundamental attribution error.

Describe the story of entrapment told by the 25 men who had served in the Greek military during the authoritarian regime that ended in 1974.

_______________ is the tendency for people on a team or a mission together to agree with each other and suppress dissension among their ranks.

Juan believes that all "Anglos" are uptight and cold, and he won't listen to any evidence that contradicts his belief. This example illustrates a case of:

The familiarity effect is the tendency of people to:

Benevolent sexism is harmless.

Culture can be defined as a program of shared ________ that govern the behavior of people in a society as well as a set of shared values and beliefs.

A cultural cause of prejudice is that it:

Which phenomenon is illustrated in each of the following situations? 1. The president's closest advisers are afraid to disagree with his views on energy policy. 2. You are at a costume party wearing a silly gorilla suit. When you see a chance to play a practical joke on the host, you do it. 3. Walking down a busy street, you see that fire has broken out in a store window. "Someone must already have called the fire department," you say. B. Imagine you are chief executive officer of a new electric-car company. You want your employees to feel free to offer their suggestions and criticisms to improve productivity and satisfaction. You also want them to inform managers if they find any evidence that the cars are unsafe, even if that means delaying production. What concepts from this chapter could you use in setting company policy?

When people in Western countries try to find reasons for someone else's behavior, they tend to:

Before Stanley Milgram conducted the obedience study, he surveyed several psychiatrists, students, and middle-class adults as to how many people they predicted would go all the way to the highest voltage under the instructions of the authority. Milgram's survey found that:

When close-knit group members experience groupthink, it means that:

Tahir, an Arab, and Jan, a Swede, meet at a dinner for international students. Because the cultures of the two men differ with regard to ________, both may feel uncomfortable during their conversation.

If you were injured in a public place, you would be more likely to get help if there were several people in the area rather than only one person.

During baseball games and soccer matches, the fans scream and cheer from the stands. Sometimes even the most reserved person who is watching joins in. This situation is an example of ________.