Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Let's say that you are very good at playing video games. So while playing in the mall one afternoon, you attract a large crowd to watch you. According to Zajonc's dominant response theory of social facilitation, you will

Let's say that you are a novice chess player. According to the theory of social facilitation, if an audience watches you play, you should

Which of the following was mentioned as one of the factors that can increase obedience?

After conducting a series of interviews, the members of the hiring committee feel fairly positive about Ms. Rajwa. After discussing her performance during the interview, the committee members feel even more positive about this job candidate. This is best considered an example of

Having low self-efficacy during which of the following stages of the bystander intervention process could inhibit helping behaviour?

Sternberg's triangular theory of love can best be viewed as taking the original passionate-companionate love distinction and:

Aaron has been trying to improve his time in the 100 metre run. He often practices at the track late at night with his girlfriend timing him. To his amazement, when his friend, Benjamin, who is an excellent runner, volunteers to run with him, his time actually ________.

Bystanders are most likely to help individuals who are:

The results of Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" experiment demonstrated how ________ may increase aggression.

Many people meet their spouse or current dating partner:

All of the following are gender differences that have been found with regard to important characteristics for dating partners and spouses EXCEPT:

In class, you are given the assignment of writing an essay in favour of raising tuition by 30 percent. You do not agree, but freely choose to write on this topic. Later if we ask you about your opinion regarding an increase in tuition, you will

Shawn saw a woman slip on the ice and fall to the ground. He felt quite distressed and after helping her, he felt a lot better. Shawn's altruism could be explained by

Groupthink occurs when the average opinion of a group of like-minded individuals becomes more extreme after discussing an issue.

Asch demonstrated that a substantial percentage of participants conformed to obviously inaccurate line judgements made by several confederates. Follow-up interviews with the participants revealed that:

The peripheral route to persuasion is said to occur when people are persuaded because:

A group of public officials is meeting to decide what to do about a budget shortage. The principle of group polarization would predict that this group of people would be most likely to reach a highly conservative decision if:

Sets of norms that specify how people in a particular social position are expected to behave are _.

Charlene is often late for work in the morning. The primary reason for her tardy behaviour is that she has to rely on a nanny to arrive on time to care for her three children before she can leave her house. In Charlene's case, her late behaviour can best be explained by:

You are trying to get an unobtrusive measure of perceived threat from an out-group member. Fortunately, you are able to monitor brain activity in real time. Which of the following brain areas would you look at to detect this perceived threat?