Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

Tamara is careless at the office one day and accidentally prescribes the wrong medicine for a twelve year-old patient. When her new associate catches the mistake, he assumes she does not know the difference in medications and that she must not be practicing very good medicine, and that she may not be very bright. This tendency to underestimate the role of situational factors when explaining Tamara's behaviour is the

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 some members actively prevent opposing information from reaching the group. This reflects a symptom of groupthink known as

A good way to help yourself quit smoking is to spend time educating other people about the dangers of smoking. Because one action (smoking) is incongruent with the other action (telling others about the dangers related to smoking), you will probably experience

People with depression are more likely to display which of the following attribution patterns?

Social comparison theory asserts that people are social creatures because it is important for us to evaluate our behaviours, feelings, and beliefs with those of other people.

The influence of the minority is more powerful if they maintain a highly consistent position over time.

Identify two factors that may underlie the desire to affiliate more with attractive people than unattractive people.

Discuss how reinforcement and modelling contribute to aggression.

You believe that your roommate didn't clean the kitchen last night because he was exhausted after an unusually busy day at work. You would be making a(n) ____________ attribution.

Self-perception theory asserts that

According to Harold Kelley's attribution theory, when are we likely to make a personal attribution?

When referring to judgments people make about the causes of their own and other people's behaviours, psychologists use the term

Phaedra's friend has asked her to join him for a fundraiser dinner. When they reach their table, Phaedra notices more forks and spoons than she has ever seen at a single place setting. Rather than admit that she has no idea when to move from one piece of silverware to the next, she surreptitiously watches the other diners and sets aside each utensil when they do. Phaedra is relying on

Uma answers a call from a telemarketer, who asks her how she is today. Uma says she is fine, and the telemarketer launches into his spiel. By the time he has finished, Uma feels bad saying no to him, because he was nice to her at the beginning of the call. The telemarketer used the

In friendships, dating relationships, and marriages, greater emotional involvement and relationship satisfaction are associated with more extensive and intimate __________.

The term, "self-fulfilling prophecy" specifically refers to instances in which

The phenomenon in which people lose their sense of personal identity and self-awareness as a result of the anonymity provided by being in a large group of people is called

To use the door-in-the-face technique for persuasion you must first

You are going to a party where you do not really know anyone (but you have to go). You don't think that anyone is going to like you. At the party you keep mostly to yourself. When you leave, you think that they probably did not like you since no one talked to you. However, this could just reflect

Suppose that someone has just opened a new restaurant near your school, and you have been convinced to walk around for 3 hours on a very hot day carrying a big, obnoxious, heavy sign advertising this restaurant. According to ______________, you would probably rate this activity as the most enjoyable (or the least boring) if someone paid you ___________ to do it.