Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

One of the factors that has a positive impact on attraction is the fact that people often assume that other positive personality characteristics such as intelligence,morality,and sociability are associated with __________.

Cognitive dissonance theory assumes that counterattitudinal behaviours change attitudes because they generate an uncomfortable state of tension,while another theory argues that the same changes are the product of logically inferring attitudes based on the observation of behaviour.This is _____________.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Under which of the following conditions would you expect the least likelihood of social loafing?

People are most likely to aggress against another person when they perceive that the other person's behaviour was:

A woman with negative attitudes towards Asians usually relates to Asian individuals in such a way that they alter their behaviour and ultimately confirm to the woman's initial beliefs.This example best demonstrates how stereotypes can be perpetuated by:

Though Stanley Milgram was actually interested in obedience,participants in his study were told that the experiment was investigating the effect of _____________ on ____________.

Think back to the example in the textbook,when Kim says that Art 391 is boring.Under which of the following conditions are we most likely to make a personal attribution that Kim is being overly critical?

The text makes an important distinction between prejudice,which refers to a negative attitude towards people based on their membership in a group,and _____________________ which refers to how people are treated unfairly based on their group membership.

When presented with Milgram's experimental design,a group of experts and lay people estimated that approximately 1 percent of the participants would be completely obedient.The results from his study indicated that the percentage of his male and female participants that obeyed the experimenter until the conclusion of the experiment was _______.

Josephine is sitting on a jury whose task is to decide whether or not to give the defendant a life sentence in prison.Most of the members of the jury feel the defendant can be rehabilitated and feel a twenty-year sentence would be appropriate.However,after listening to some of the members express their opinions about how detrimental prison life can be,the jury finally recommends a sentence of only ten years.In this case,which psychological principle may have shaped the opinion?

In-group favouritism and the out-group homogeneity bias were both mentioned as possible contributing causes of:

The implicit association test is used specifically to assess:

The ______________________ argues that people believe that other individuals get what they deserve because people want to believe that the world is fair.

Attitudes typically have a greater influence on behaviour when we are aware of them and when they are strongly held.

The committee for hiring faculty is reviewing applications for the new faculty position in the psychology department.The short list includes three people,the first two of which are very qualified,and the third a little less so.The department desperately needs a new person to take some of the tremendous teaching load for next semester so the committee really needs to make a decision today.Among the group there are strong opinions,both positive and negative,about the top two candidates but everyone finally agrees that they can "live with" the less qualified person,so that person is offered the job.The committee,in their strong desire to seek agreement,fell sway to:

Trustworthiness and expertise were mentioned as the two primary components of _________________.

Studies showing that children who watch more violent TV are _________ likely to have committed a serious crime by the time they are 30 provide evidence that is most consistent with the ____________ view of aggression.

A researcher contacts you and asks if you would be willing to complete a brief survey for him as part of a study.After you agree to participate,the researcher then informs you that you will need to come into the lab at 10:30 p.m.on Friday night to complete the survey.This example best illustrates the persuasion technique called:

Social comparison theory asserts that people are social creatures because it is important for us to evaluate our behaviours,feelings,and beliefs with those of other people.