Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

The phenomenon of road rage is most likely caused by which of the following environmental factors that have been shown to increase aggression?

If you are using fear to persuade someone,research suggests that it is best when the message evokes a moderate level of fear.If you are presented with the task of trying to persuade someone to a discrepant viewpoint,you are generally better off if you present your message with a _________ degree of discrepancy.

You behave in the same way as a certain professor does because you believe the professor has accurate knowledge and is doing the "right" thing.Your action best represents the phenomenon of:

Some studies found that when people freely engage in counterattitudinal behaviour,they experience increased physiological arousal.Which of the following statements regarding this finding is most accurate?

Mary has an extremely negative attitude toward men.She turns down Jason's request for a raise simply because he is a man.Her behaviour toward Jason can be called discrimination which is based on her attitude or __________.

Which of the following characteristics would be the least likely to enhance the persuasiveness of a communicator?

The study conducted by LaPiere in 1934 using a young Chinese couple as participants demonstrated that:

An elderly woman accosts Susan,a news anchorwoman,on the street one day.It seems the older woman watched the television news last night during which Susan reported on a newly developed method of birth control.The woman is opposed to all methods of birth control for religious reasons and she assumed that Susan personally believes in birth control.The woman is committing the __________________.

In subsequent experiments examining the factors that influence conformity,Asch determined that:

Cross-cultural studies examining the consistency of the fundamental attribution error and the self-serving bias have shown that:

A psychologist is attempting to explain the source of various gender differences in mating behaviour.When explaining the fact that men tend to prefer younger women and women tend to prefer older men,he claims that this makes sense because older men have more earning potential,younger women are more economically dependent,and this age difference is consistent with most cultural expectations regarding relationships.This psychologist's views are most similar to those advanced by:

All of the following were mentioned as ways that prosocial behaviour can be increased EXCEPT:

All of the following marriage suggestions are supported by the results from marital research EXCEPT:

A friend of yours asks for your help in studying for next Wednesday's biology exam.After helping your friend study,your friend then asks for a copy of your essay answers to the history take-home exam.The persuasion tactic that your friend attempted to employ is best representative of:

According to social exchange theory,a key role in fostering close relationships is played by ______________.

The fact that Japanese individuals typically sit farther apart when conversing than Americans do,and that Greeks are more likely than Europeans to touch during social interaction are best considered as examples of:

According to this theory,people are social because they have a basic need to relate their behaviours,feelings,and beliefs to other people in order to help them assess the level of their abilities and to determine whether their responses are normal.This is the __________.

According to Festinger,when two or more cognitions are inconsistent with or contradict one another,an uncomfortable state of tension called cognitive ______________ results.

A man shows little or no reaction when other individuals provoke him.This continues for many years until finally one evening,he almost kills his neighbour after she unlocks the door to her apartment "too loudly." According to Megargee,this man would be said to have overcontrolled hostility and provides evidence most consistent with the __________ model of aggression.

Researchers have determined that general attitudes do best when used to predict __________ behaviours.