Exam 2: Conformity

Paul Bloom and his associates found that babies as young as three months of age who watched a brief puppet show later reached out to the puppet that was helpful rather than hostile. This research suggests that:

John is described as introverted, shy, logical, hardworking, not much fun, very intelligent, and having a weird sense of humor. These characteristics match your stereotype of accountants. If you are asked whether John is more likely to be an accountant or a salesman, you are very sure he must be an accountant. This result is predicted from:

Loftus conducted a study in which subjects saw a film clip of a car accident. Some subjects were asked about how the cars "hit" each other, and others were asked about how they "smashed into" each other. The main result of this study was that subjects who were asked about how the cars "hit" were more likely to:

Eisenberger and Liberman's "Cyberball" study, where students thought they were playing a game of three-way catch on a video screen with other students, demonstrates:

Jim is concerned about his future, so he visits a "psychic" who tells him, "You are a person who can succeed in life. You have many talents that could be developed-ones that could bring you great prosperity. Sometimes you are afraid of taking risks, but you can spot a good opportunity when you see one." Jim leaves the psychic's office convinced that he has what it takes to be a success in life. The psychic's message:

The general human tendency to overestimate the importance of personality or dispositional factors when explaining the causes of social behavior is called:

Evolutionary psychology suggests that our current brains contain the:

Social identity theory states that our most important group membership feeds our sense of belonging and self-worth and shapes our thinking about people who are a part of that group and those who are not a part of that group. This theory would predict that we would:

You and a friend are visiting a new city and would like to splurge and go out for a fine meal. You look at the restaurant listings in the newspaper and find one that is very expensive. Your friend says, "Let's go for it. With prices like that, we're bound to have an incredible dining experience." In making her decision, your friend most likely was guided by:

Which of the following explanations have been offered to account for research findings on the primacy effect in impression formation?

Asch's study on the primacy effect on impression formation indicates that:

Believing that our subjective interpretation of reality IS reality is called:

According to the research of Tomas Gilovich and his associates, a bias called the spotlight effect will lead you believe:

The term "cognitive miser" refers to our tendency:

Research by Loftus on eyewitness testimony has revealed that:

In a study by Aronson and Jones, students solved anagrams. Some students started extremely well but their performance declined, while other students started slowly but then improved. The total scores correct between the students were identical. The results indicated that coaches who were motivated to improve the students' performance:

The cloak of invisibility illusion is:

You are a college professor grading the exams of students in your class. Student A and Student B both got 25 correct out of a total of 40 multiple-choice questions. However, Student A got the first 15 items correct but missed 10 out of the last 25 items. Student B, on the other hand, got the first 15 items wrong but had correct answers for the last 25 questions. According to research by Jones and his colleagues, what kind of impression would you be likely to have of these students?

The fact that social pain and physical pain activate the same regions of the brain indicates that:

Harold Kelley's view of social cognition is that people attempt to function as: