Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

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 situational attribution that Art 391 is indeed boring?

According to research discussed in your textbook (Schul et al., 2004; Tobin & Raymundo, 2009), what are the major components of (communicator) credibility?

Studies with animals have found that if conditions are arranged such that an animal is continually defeated in fights with other animals of the same species, it will become more submissive. This effect is increased if the animal is _________ when it suffers its first defeat.

Define the term "prejudice" and differentiate it from the term "discrimination." According to social identity theory and realistic conflict theory, what are the possible motivational roots for prejudice? How might the phenomenon of the self-fulfilling prophecy explain the occurrence and persistence of negative stereotypes?

Elliot is led to a room with nine other people. All ten people are then shown a picture of two lines. The line on the left is clearly shorter than the line on the right. But, when the experimenter asks everyone which line is shorter, all of the other people say that the line on the right is shorter. When it is Elliot's turn to respond we would expect him to say that

You have just received your results on an exam. Although you thought that you were prepared, you didn't do very well. You can't recall exactly what the questions asked but clearly remember how much work you put in preparing for it. You decide that the reason you performed poorly must have been because the exam questions were unfair in some way. What kind of process could this be an example of?

The notion of how the average opinion of groups of like-minded individuals tends to become more extreme when they discuss an issue is the principle of _______________.

Making relatively more personal attributions for success and relatively more situational attributions for failure is known as the

People tend to underestimate the impact of situational factors and overestimate the impact of personal factors when explaining other people's behaviours, according to the ___________________.

The implicit association test is used specifically to assess

You are a lawyer trying someone for murder. You suspect that the murder was impulsive. Which of the following would you look for to support your theory?

One of the factors that has a positive impact on attraction is the fact that people often assume that other positive personality characteristics such as intelligence, morality, and sociability are associated with __________.

How does fear influence affiliation?

You are trying to reduce gender prejudice at your college. Which of the following strategies is expected to be the most effective? Having ________.

A psychologist who is discussing the causes of racism and prejudice argues that these negative beliefs are caused primarily by people's needs to enhance their self-esteem and to feel good about themselves. This psychologist's explanation is most consistent with

A theorist who takes an evolutionary perspective on why people are social beings would most likely say that people are social because such behaviour

A stranger has collapsed on a city sidewalk due to a heart attack. According to Darley and Latané, what is the first thing that must happen before a bystander helps in this emergency?

Describe some gender differences in mate preference and the social structure model's explanation of such gender differences.

Marital researcher John Gottman found which of the following as a key factor in managing a conflict in a relationship?

Participants in Stanley Milgram's study on obedience were first told that the study was about the effect of ________.