Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Paulo has always believed that tuition for higher education should be free. However, he has just changed his attitude to be more positive about paying for his education. If you know that he experienced a considerable amount of physiological arousal before changing his attitude, this would support

The fundamental attribution error occurs when people's incorrect attributions cause others to actually behave in ways that confirm these attributions.

How do cognitive factors determine whether we respond to a stimulus aggressively?

Research has determined that the impact of a minority influence on a group is largest when

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

Nora was driving the store clerk crazy! She was trying to find a swimsuit to take on vacation with her next week and not one suit she tried on flattered her figure at all. Nora, attributing the problem to the fact that manufacturers are not making swimsuits in flattering styles anymore, may be exhibiting

Jon and Madison have been dating for several weeks and are both considering making their relationship exclusive and not seeing other people. According to the work on close relationships , their relationship will tend to grow closer and deeper if

Why do primacy effects occur in impression formation? How can they be reduced?

You are leading a group of 25 adults on a tour of your campus and as you pass the tennis courts, you all stop to watch. Half of the courts contain students who are just learning to play tennis, while next to them are several exceptional tennis players from your college tennis team. According to the social facilitation effect, which of the following would you expect?

What is the relationship between frustration and aggression, according to the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

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

Many people meet their spouse or current dating partner

According to the text, bystanders are most likely to help individuals who are ________.

Think back to the example in the textbook, when Kim says that Art 391 is boring. Under which of the following conditions are we most likely to make a personal attribution that Kim is being overly critical?

Research by Kulik and Mahler found that hospital patients awaiting open-heart surgery expressed a stronger preference to have a roommate who

The central route to persuasion has been found to be the most effective for people who ________.

When forming impressions of people, when people tend to attach more importance to initial information that is learned about a person, this is termed the ____________.

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

Carl Word and his colleagues found that White university students who were assumed to already hold prejudiced attitudes sat further away, conducted briefer interviews, and made more speech errors when interviewing black students. Which of the following constructs most readily explains the results from this study?

Which of the following factors has been shown to have the least impact on obedience rates?