Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Normative social influence involves conforming in order to be accepted by others or to avoid social rejection, while people conforming to the behaviours or opinions of others because they believe that these others have accurate knowledge and know what is "right" involves social influence.

Attitudes typically have a greater influence on behaviour when we are aware of them and when they are strongly held.

Two common perspectives on attraction are that "birds of a feather flock together" and that "opposites attract." Scientific research on attraction has revealed that:

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.

Jill blames a man for imagined wrongs that he has committed against her and views him in such a way that his human characteristics are de-emphasized. Both of these factors would best be considered as different types of self-justifications and make it more likely that Jill will _.

D.W. is on trial for murder. As the jury deliberates, they take an initial vote and 10 people feel that he is likely guilty. As they discuss the case and take another vote, these 10 people feel more strongly about his guilt than before and the other 2 jurors are leaning this way. While the jurors may have made convincing arguments, this shift in opinion may be due to

Diffusion of responsibility is most likely to inhibit helping behaviour in which stage of bystander intervention?

As you are shopping one day, you notice a customer arguing loudly with one of the sales staff. You immediately think that the customer is a rude person. However, you may have just demonstrated the

A person is more likely to retaliate and act aggressively if she perceives another person's negative behaviour as being intended and controllable.

According to this theory, attitudes are relatively good predictors of future behaviour when people have positive attitudes towards their behaviours, when subjective norms support their attitudes, and when they believe that behaviours are under their personal control. This is the _.

The matching effect refers to people's tendencies to want to have partners and spouses who are slightly more attractive than they are themselves.

Based on the research evidence, we would be most attracted to someone who is:

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.

Results from the Irwin and Gross study examining the impact of two different video games on aggressive behaviour obtained all of the following results for boys who played the violent video games EXCEPT:

A new babysitter is warned by a child's parents that their son is very aggressive and loud. As a result of this initial expectation, the babysitter behaves in such a way that these very behaviours are evoked from the child, thus confirming what the sitter was initially told. This example best demonstrates the phenomenon called:

The factor of perceived responsibility is most closely associated with which of the following?

A researcher contacts you and asks if you would be willing to complete a brief survey for him as part of a study. After you agree to participate, the researcher then informs you that you will need to come into the lab at 10:30 p.m. on Friday night to complete the survey. This example best illustrates the persuasion technique called:

A friend of yours asks for your help in studying for next Wednesday's biology exam. After helping your friend study, your friend then asks for a copy of your essay answers to the history take-home exam. The persuasion tactic that your friend attempted to employ is best representative of:

Self-perception theory asserts that:

Studies have indicated that attitudes are good predictors of behaviours when people are aware of their attitudes and when the attitudes are .