Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

When people's incorrect expectations are confirmed and they relate to other people in a way that brings about the very behaviours they expect,thereby confirming their original beliefs,then a _______________ has occurred.

Social facilitation refers to:

Viewing an out-group member as being an "exceptional case" or assuming that an out-group member succeeded on a task because of extreme effort were mentioned as two ways that ______________ can be maintained in the face of contradictory evidence.

A person with covert prejudicial feelings towards gays and lesbians would most likely have the slowest reaction times to which of the following word pairs presented using the implicit association test?

A person on campus walks up to you and asks if you would be willing to wear a ribbon to show support for her cause.Though the ribbon is a bit unattractive,it is small so you agree to wear it.After agreeing to this request,the solicitor then asks you if you would be willing to make a donation of $15.This example best demonstrates the persuasion technique called:

The matching effect refers to people's tendencies to want to have partners and spouses who are slightly more attractive than they are themselves.

Based on the research evidence,we would be most attracted to someone who is:

Professor Price is concerned about the study habits of her students.She knows that many of them study while watching television.She decides to give them a study skills lecture but is unsure whether or not she should illustrate both sides of the issue or merely focus on her points.After reviewing the past research she decides that _______________ is generally a more effective way to persuade the students.

Which of the following conclusions regarding the results from obedience studies is most accurate?

Prejudice is fostered in large part by competition for limited resources according to ______________ theory.

A sexist man assumes that an assertive and strong woman whom he has just met must be a "feminist" and thus he is able to maintain his more general belief that women are passive and dependent.This example best demonstrates:

According to Freud,performing an act of aggression discharges aggressive energy and temporarily reduces our tendency to aggress.This is the principle of ________________.

Shawna is on a diet and doing very well,losing about ten pounds in the weeks before Thanksgiving.She believes that six small meals is a healthy way to eat.When she sits down at her grandmother's Thanksgiving dinner,she cannot help herself and has second helpings of just about everything,including the pumpkin pie.She realizes that no one forced her to eat as much as she did.She therefore is likely to experience:

Suppose that someone has just opened a new restaurant near your school and you have been convinced to walk around for three hours on a very hot day carrying a big,heavy sign advertising this restaurant.You would probably rate this activity as most enjoyable if someone paid you $1 to do it according to _____________.

The phenomenon in which people lose their sense of personal identity and self-awareness as a result of the anonymity provided by being in a large group of people is called:

Don went to three different dances this past week.Prior to this,he had a slightly negative attitude towards dancing,but after observing his behaviour,he starts to conclude that he must in fact enjoy it,otherwise he wouldn't have attended so many dances.This change in Don's attitude is most consistent with the predictions of:

The mere exposure effect,where liking or attraction for something can increase just from multiple exposures to it,demonstrates the importance of ____________ with regard to attraction.

Jill blames a man for imagined wrongs that he has committed against her and views him in such a way that his human characteristics are de-emphasized.Both of these factors would best be considered as different types of self-justifications and make it more likely that Jill will ______________.

The results of Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" experiment demonstrated how ___________ may increase aggression.

Research indicates that _________ twins are more similar in their aggressive behaviour patterns than are __________ twins,even when identical twins are raised separately.