Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

In a study conducted by Darley and Gross,participants watched a video of a nine-year-old girl,Hannah,answering questions and were then asked to judge her academic potential.Participants who were told she was ___________ rated her lower in ability.

Roger is on a date with Heidi at an amusement park.They go on a rather scary roller coaster ride and after the ride,Roger's heart is pounding hard and he is emotionally aroused.Mistakenly,he starts to assume that these feelings are actually being produced by his reaction to Heidi and as a result,he starts to fall more in deeply in love with her.This example best demonstrates the:

Before Dr.Smith's receptionist led a new patient into his dental office she told him that the little girl was not very bright.Armed with this information,Dr.Smith did not pay much attention when the little girl asked him questions about the examination after he had finished.He didn't really believe she would understand his explanations.Dr.Smith had ________________ of less intelligent people.

Social identity theory asserts that prejudice arises in large part from people's need to enhance their self-esteem.

Affection,deep caring,and a commitment to being available for a partner,contribute significantly to satisfaction in long-term relationships.This is ____________ love.

The primary assumption behind the implicit association test is that people will respond more slowly to word pairs that they perceive as not "fitting together." The test further assumes that large discrepancies in reaction times are indicative of __________ negative underlying attitudes.

Which of the following gender differences in mate preference has been found?

The fundamental attribution error occurs when people's incorrect attributions cause others to actually behave in ways that confirm these attributions.

Jeff and Mary have been dating for several weeks and are both considering making their relationship exclusive and not seeing other people.According to social exchange theory,their commitment to the relationship will be greater if:

The norm of ___________ states that we should help other people and contribute to the welfare of society,while the norm of _____________ asserts that we should treat other people well when they treat us kindly.

The finding that male participants appeared to be more sexually attracted to an attractive female experimenter when she contacted them on the scary Capilano Suspension Bridge was presented as research evidence consistent with the ________________ model theory of love.

All of the following were discussed as environmental factors that increase the likelihood of aggression EXCEPT:

A phone solicitor calls and asks if you would be interested in volunteering to work on a local political campaign.The job involves working 20 hours per week,you must work on Saturdays and Sundays for the next six months,and you receive no financial compensation.After politely refusing this request,the solicitor asks if you would be willing to work one evening a month on the campaign.This example best demonstrates the persuasion strategy known as:

When Sarah takes her new boyfriend home to meet her parents she is very nervous.Trying to explain that he is anxious about the meeting,she introduces Brendon,telling her parents that he is anxious,nervous,and very quiet.Later on,after having calmed down considerably,when her brother comes home she introduces Brendon as quiet because of his nervousness and anxiety about meeting her family.Based on the primacy effect,which of the following will be true about Brendon's impression on Sarah's parents and her brother?

All of the following were mentioned as factors that increase the influence of a minority opinion EXCEPT:

Professor Price is concerned about the drinking habits of his students.He knows that many of them drink to get drunk at least twice a week.He decides to give them a substance abuse lecture but is unsure whether or not he should mention safe ways to drink or merely focus on instilling fear in them about drinking at all.After reviewing the past research he decides that a more effective way to persuade the students is ______________.

Susan always takes the same route to work and drives by a particularly unusual apartment building each day on her way to and from work.Initially,she doesn't think much of the structure and actually has a mild dislike for it,but after several months of her commute,she has noticed that she is actually starting to like the apartment building and is considering trying to rent an apartment there.This change in Susan's feelings about the building best demonstrates:

When Mrs.Jones asks her kindergarten class,"Who is looking forward to summer vacation?" every student raises his or her hand.Notice that Mrs.Jones did not ask them to raise their hands they just know that is the socially acceptable way to respond to the question.The behaviour of raising your hand in elementary school is an example of:

The presence of at least one dissenter and a smaller group size are both factors that decrease ___________.

Which of the following factors has been shown to have the least impact on obedience rates?