Exam 19: Interpersonal, Group, and Intergroup Processes

Define 'aggression'.

Social dominance orientation has been found to predict:

__________ is the desire and tendency to spend time with others.

According to the ____________ hypothesis, frustration at perceived racism and classism from the authorities, in combination with difficult economic conditions, might have played a role in the escalation of violence during 2011 London riots.

What psychologist in 1963 was interested in investigating the factors that could explain why members of the Nazi party and people working for government ministries followed horrific orders during the Holocaust?

Discuss how the drive theory (Zajonc, 1965) explains the phenomena of social facilitation and social inhibition.

According to the ____________ explanation, we like to compare ourselves to others because it offers social validity to important aspects of our self-concept.

___________ is the likelihood that a person will follow a direct order from an authority figure.

Hackenbracht and Gasper (2013) found that people prefer to listen to __________ rather than descriptive disclosures.

Other than a preference for similar others, people are also attracted to those with characteristics that ___________ their own.

Reynaldo is working on a group project with six other students but he's lazy and not contributing much to the group. He is hoping that he can get by and be a free rider, allowing other students to do the majority of the work. What social behaviour is Reynaldo engaging in?

Which of the following is not a condition that must be met for love to arise according to the three-factor theory of love?

In Milgram's (1963) experiment, 65% of participants obeyed the experimenter right up to the maximum shock. How intense was the maximum electric shock?

We tend to become friends with people whom we perceive to be __________.

___________ behaviours are a common consequence of social exclusion.

According to your textbook, what is the main explanation behind the actions of the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007?

People seem to __________ the negative impact that a breakup will have on them.

According to what theory the disclosure of personal information to another person plays a crucial role in how friendships develop over time?

___________ sexism refers to the perception of women as holding a range of stereotypical and negative traits.

A study by Festinger, Schachter, and Back (1950) found that students were more likely to be friends with those who they encountered more frequently. This study showed that people tend to form friendships on the basis of: