Exam 4: Self-Serving Bias

Fernando's favorable attitude toward capital punishment began to change when he was asked to offer arguments opposing it in a university debate class. His attitude change is best explained by ________ theory.

The fundamental attribution error is illustrated in our tendency to underestimate the extent to which others' behavior is influenced by

The participants in Philip Zimbardo's simulated prison study

Having observed participants in his simulated prison study,Philip Zimbardo offered an explanation for the destructive behavior of U.S. military guards at Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison. Zimbardo's explanation best exemplified

Vanna is tempted to shoplift a gold necklace even though she has negative feelings about shoplifting. Vanna is LEAST likely to steal the merchandise if

A person's behavior is most likely to be consistent with his or her attitudes when

Which of the following is an example of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon?

Whether a person exercises regularly is best predicted by his or her attitude about

The fundamental attribution error involves

Which branch of psychology is most directly concerned with the study of how people think about,influence,and relate to one another?

Which theory describes how we explain others' behavior as being due to internal dispositions or external situations?

Attribution theory suggests that we tend to attribute others' behavior either to their

Attitudes are ________ that guide behavior.

Before she gave a class presentation favoring gun control legislation,Wanda opposed it. Her present attitude favoring such legislation can best be explained by