Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

According to marital researcher John Gottman,what are the four behaviours that are significantly associated with poor marital outcomes?

Based on the observation that it has been identified by at least two different researchers as being important,which of the following factors that increase the impact of minority opinions may be the most influential factor?

According to the text,a(n)__________ is a positive or negative evaluative reaction toward a stimulus.

Alison is walking down the street when she comes upon a man who appears to be having a seizure.Approximately 15 other people stop as well and all recognize that this is a real emergency and all are genuinely concerned about the man's health and well-being.However,nobody calls for help because,like Alison,they all assume that someone else has already made a call to the paramedics.In this instance,the lack of help appears to be the product of:

The norm of reciprocity and the foot-in-the-door technique are similar in that they both:

Carl Word and his colleagues (1974)found that white college students,who were assumed to already hold prejudiced attitudes toward blacks,sat farther away,conducted briefer interviews,and made more speech errors when interviewing black students.Which of the following constructs most readily explains the results of this study?

All of the following were mentioned by Harold Kelley as factors that determine the attributions we make,EXCEPT:

Which type of love is thought to involve affection,deep caring,and a commitment to being available for a partner,and contributes significantly to the satisfaction in long-term relationships?

When people are persuaded by an argument because they have thought carefully about it and find it compelling,the ________________ occurs.

According to the text,bystanders are most likely to help individuals who are:

Participants in Stanley Milgram's study on obedience were first told that the study was about the effect of:

Which of the following is NOT a component in Sternberg's triangular theory of love?

The increased tendency to perform one's dominant response in the mere presence of others is called:

Which of the following is most likely to generate attitude change?

Which of the following concepts specifically asserts that prejudicial attitudes create fear and self-consciousness among stereotyped group members and that they will confirm other people's negative attitudes?

Which of the following would be the LEAST likely to reduce or prevent the possibility of groupthink?

Conforming in order to be accepted by others or to avoid social rejection is known as the _____________ social influence,whereas when people conform to the behaviours or opinions of others because they believe that these others have accurate knowledge and know what is "right",this is the _____________ social influence.

People may want to be positively judged by the company they keep and people may make positive assumptions about the other traits that are presumably associated with it.These are two possible reasons why _________________ has/have a positive impact on attraction.

All of the following are possible social learning and cultural explanations for prosocial behaviour,EXCEPT:

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