Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

According to Janis, which of the following would be the least likely to reduce or prevent the possibility of groupthink?

Which factor decreases the likelihood that Joyce will conform to the opinion of her group?

The results of Albert Bandura's "Bobo doll" experiments demonstrated how ___________ can increase ______________.

Which of the following brain regions has been shown by animal research to be involved in aggression?

The mere presence of other people _________________.

Men are more likely than women to have sex with several different people because historically this made it possible for them to father more children, according to the _____________________.

Which of the following is one of the two primary ways that the bystander effect can inhibit people from helping others?

According to Festinger, when two or more cognitions are inconsistent with or contradict one another, an uncomfortable state of tension called cognitive ______________ results.

Both low serotonin and low testosterone are associated with higher levels of aggression.

Which of the following gender differences in mate preference has been found?

Realistic conflict theory originally assumed that prejudice was primarily caused by an actual threat to one's personal welfare, but research indicates that it is more strongly triggered by ________________.

Jared is very upset at the low score he received at his piano competition. Jared typically receives low scores but this time he thought he would do better. He begins to believe that the three judges were all against him from the start. In this case, Jared would be attributing his low score to the

What is the frustration-aggression hypothesis? How has this hypothesis withstood empirical testing? What other genetic (including brain regions and body chemicals) and environmental factors are related to aggressive behaviour?

You and four other group members have to prepare a presentation that either argues for or against increasing government spending. After all the work has been done, you realize that you and one other group member actually did 75% of the work. Even though you know the other members typically have very good work ethics while completing school assignments on their own, the group context seemed to change their behaviour. What could account for that change?

When the Enron Corporation went bankrupt in 2001, this collapse was the largest corporate failure in history and the name has since become synonymous with corporate fraud. Enron's board of directors failed to monitor, question, or analyze the company's management and business practices, and billions of dollars' worth of unscrupulous activities were conducted to make Enron look more financially stable than it was. Though the board had access to evidence that something was wrong with Enron's business practices, a culture had developed in which conformity was encouraged and diverse views not acceptable. In other words, Enron fell prey to

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

The study conducted by Richard LaPiere in 1934 using a young Chinese couple as participants demonstrated that ________.

John has been given a lot of information about a stranger. You are about to ask for his impression of this person. In order to decrease the likelihood of a primacy effect, what should you do?

When Nikolaos arrives a few minutes late to his psychology class, he finds that everyone has turned their desks to face the back of the room. Though the teacher is not in the room, he assumes that they know something he doesn't and turns his desk to face the back of the room too. Nikolaos is conforming, due to

Norman Triplett accurately predicted that bicycle racing times would be faster when individuals raced in groups. This effect is currently explained by the modern construct called ______________.