Exam 1: Introduction to Social Psychology

Assume that April visits two highly similar graduate programs before she decides which one to attend.At University X,she is wined and dined,and made to feel at home.At University Y,April is asked to give a public talk about her research interests,grilled by prospective advisers,and asked to write a long essay about her qualifications.April decides to attend University Y,where she had a more stressful time.This situation best exemplifies self-justification that arises from

Marta left a party feeling very upset.Rather than trying to recall each conversation she had during the party,Marta tried to explain her feelings by reflecting on the party as a whole.The process Marta used resembles the approach used by ________ psychologists.

According to the authors of your text,one hazard of relying too heavily on folk wisdom is that

Assume that Liberman,Samuels,and Ross (2004)randomly assigned participants previously identified as cooperative and participants identified as competitive to play a game that was labeled either the "Wall Street Game," or the "Community Game." Further assume that no matter what the game,participants who were identified as competitive behaved more competitively in both groups than did participants who were identified as cooperative.What would these findings suggest?

Which motive is at the basis of the evolutionary approach to social psychology?

How does the text explain increased liking or attachment to the group after a new recruit has been through an unpleasant hazing or initiation process?

Given the nature of their training,________ would be least likely to commit the fundamental attribution error?

According to social cognition researchers,we sometimes have difficulty making sense of the social world because we

Tom saw a fad weight-loss program advertised on late night television.The ad claimed that deep breathing exercises would speed up metabolism,causing people to lose weight.He mailed a cheque for $99.95.When the plan arrived,Tom rearranged his day so that he could complete the breathing exercises as scheduled.They made him nauseated and dizzy,and before long,Tom's friends began to think that he was "dizzy," and they started avoiding him.After the end of the ten-week program,Tom got on the scale and saw that he hadn't lost an ounce! Still,he remained enthusiastic and thought,"I may not have lost any weight,but I feel so much healthier!" This situation is best explained by

Suppose that in a restaurant,a waiter grows impatient with a customer,rolls his eyes,taps his pencil impatiently on his order book,and finally snaps,"I haven't got all day,you know." In what ways would a personality psychologist and a social psychologist attempt to explain such behaviour?

Social psychologists use the term ________ to describe the way in which people perceive,comprehend,and interpret their social worlds.

Which of the following is an example of a direct persuasion attempt?

Which of the following situations is at odds with the self-esteem approach to understanding human behaviour?

Which of the following questions would be of most interest to a social cognition researcher?

Your text describes the experiences of Dee Brasseur,one of Canada's first female military pilots.Even though she endured harassment,assault,and rape during her military career,she says that she loves the military and would recommend it to anybody.According to the text,her attitude is most likely a consequence of

Concepts like "institutions," "sociometric status," and "social class" are most closely associated with

When asked why she is always losing things,Marti replies,"I'm not careless.It's just that I have more important things to think about." This response would be predicted by a social psychologist who advocates ________ approach to understanding human behaviour.

The social science that focuses on "macro" variables like social class is

Consider the following pieces of folk wisdom: "Out of sight,out of mind" versus "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." These statements represent which of the following shortcomings of relying on common sense? The common sense of folk wisdom is often

What is the goal of social psychologists who are concerned with social problems?