Exam 19: Interpersonal, Group, and Intergroup Processes

Adorno et al.'s (1950) F-scale correlated with participants' levels of prejudice.

A group has more ___________ - is more 'group-like' - to the extent that members are _________ to one another, share a common __________, and are __________ with one another.

Why are people with a symmetrical face perceived as more attractive?

If a person in a relationship gives more than they receive, they will likely experience:

In Moscovoci, Lage, and Naffrechoux (1969) emerged that the minority in the group could influence the majority only when the confederates consistently gave the wrong answer. When the confederates were inconsistent, very few of the participants went along with the wrong answer.

Adorno and colleagues (1950) created the F-scale. What does the 'F' stand for?

A group is a(n) ____________ of individuals.

Social penetration theory fails to explain why some friends 'click' straight away and do not need a gradual escalation in reciprocal self-disclosure before beginning to share intimate information.

What neurotransmitter in the brain is associated with the sense of physiological arousal typical of passionate love?

Which of the following is not one of the three components of benevolent sexism?

Name two factors that seem to be important in making a person (especially a woman) physically attractive, according to empirical studies cited in your textbook.

According to most psychologists, love and liking are indistinguishable.

Adorno proposed a personality theory of prejudice based on the idea that people vary in the degree to which they desire a hierarchy of inequality in society.

Define 'ambivalent sexism'.

People high in SDO (social dominance orientation) are more likely to support views that dominant groups deserve their perceived superiority.

People are generally rewarded for obeying authority and expect authority figures to be trustworthy and legitimate.

Which of the following neurotransmitters is mostly associated with the increased physiological arousal experienced by people during early stages of passionate love?

Seung-Hui Cho, the 23-year-old who shot dead 32 of his fellow students during the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, left a suicide note in which he wrote 'You forced me into a corner and gave me only one option'. With reference to these words, what does seem to be the main cause of his actions?

Aversive racists experience positive feelings towards members of other groups, although they do not always hold egalitarian values.

What is the evolutionary explanation of why women with a 'hourglass' figure are considered more physically attractive?