Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

A highly cohesive group is under a lot of pressure to develop a new antiviral drug. The group is moving toward a decision desired by the senior executive but during discussions the members look around and see that no one is disagreeing. This reflects a symptom of groupthink known as

Out-group derogation specifically refers to the tendency to ________.

Most people have attitudes toward recycling, but people may not always be aware of these attitudes. If a city puts up several billboards that say "WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT RECYCLING?" (making people more aware of their attitudes), you would expect ________.

When I see all my friends post their pictures on Instagram and I find myself doing the same then this would be an example of internal attributions.

Which of the following brain regions is known to be involved in aggression?

Which of the following statements regarding follow-up studies on Milgram's obedience experiment is most accurate?

The average attitude of generally like-minded people in a group becomes even more liberal over time in large part because several members of a group want to avoid the disapproval of other key group members. This tendency for attitudes to become more extreme is called group polarization, and in this case, it appears to have been produced by ________________.

Members of some hate groups cover their faces and sometimes their entire bodies while mistreating their targeted group. This can also happen if the hate group is extremely large or a mob mentality forms. In these situations, people find it easier to participate in crimes they would not normally commit, due to

Physical attractiveness during the college years is unrelated to life satisfaction in middle age.

When people's incorrect expectations are confirmed and they relate to other people in a way that brings about the very behaviours they expect, thereby confirming their original beliefs, then a _______________ has occurred.

Research studies have determined that levels of conformity tend to be ___________ between individualistic cultures compared to collectivist cultures.

Melissa has been assigned to do a group project with three other students. She knows that two of them are good students who will do an excellent job on the project. Since the teacher won't know who has done what work on the project, she doesn't bother to work very hard. The smart kids, as she thinks of them, can do the work. Her apparent laziness is due to

Social loafing occurs when people exert less individual effort when working on a group task than when working by themselves.

A couple has been together for several years and they are now deciding whether to end their relationship. Based on Thibaut and Kelley's social exchange theory, one of the primary factors that will affect their decision is

The theory that assumes that when people infer their attitudes and beliefs by observing their own behaviours is

In his study of murders, Raine found that when murderers who had committed their crimes as a planned predatory act were compared to impulsive murderers, the impulsive murderers had ___________.

Parents warn a new babysitter that their child 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 ________.

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

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

Melissa is doing a project for her lab class in a group with three other people. Melissa knows that two of the other girls are straight A students and that they will do an excellent job on the project. Melissa also knows that the teacher will not know who has done what work on the project so she does not put much work into it. Melissa is falling sway to