Exam 13: Social Psychology

Jerald is playing pinball with some friends.When he makes a really difficult shot, he gives himself credit for being an excellent pinball player.However, when he misses an easy shot, he blames the fact that the machine is not balanced correctly and the flippers are sticking.Jerald's attributions for his performance when he plays pinball are consistent with:

Caleb saw an elderly lady struggling with a number of packages in a crowded shopping center, but he didn't offer any help.His actions in this case are consistent with:

Li was born and raised in Shanghai, China.He communicates frequently with a "friend" he made over the Internet who was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas.Given the differences in their cultural background, we would expect Li would be less susceptible to:

Describe cross-cultural differences in attitudes about the individual versus the group.

The study of how people use perception, memory, thought, and emotion to help make sense of other people as well as themselves is ____________________.

Ben realized that every time he had an open elective, he took a psychology class.Based on his observation, Ben has decided he must like psychology.Ben's attitude is best explained by:

The term ____________________ is used to refer to the reluctance to come to the aid of a person in need when other people are present.

Describe social loafing.Explain the role of diffusion of responsibility in producing this effect.

An external attribution occurs when individuals attribute the cause of a person's behavior to:

Which of the following is NOT one of the components of Sternberg's triangular theory of love?

Ivy watches a customer with at least 50 items line up at her express checkout line.Ivy shakes her head in disbelief and decides the customer must be "clueless" to miss the sign that indicates this is an express line.Ivy's attribution for the cause of the customer's behavior is consistent with:

When one is excluded and ignored by one or more members of a group, it is called _______________.

The ____________________ refers to the overall tendency to attribute our own behavior to external sources but to attribute the behavior of others to internal sources.

Four key factors that influence liking and loving are ____________________, similarity, proximity, and reciprocity.

Which of the following is an incorrect statement about physically attractive people?

Rose has just moved to a new city.Her first friends are most likely to be people:

Irving Janis found that groupthink was less likely to occur when the group leader clearly stated his or her opinion and provided evidence to support that opinion.

With regard to attitude change and persuasion, the attractiveness, fame, and power of the person who is presenting the persuasive message are all examples of:

When people overestimate the influence of internal, personal factors and underestimate the role of external, situational factors in interpreting another person's behavior, they:

One type of information that individuals assess when making attributions is consistency.This means that individuals try to determine: