Exam 25: Social Psychology

If you had a negative attitude towards physician-assisted suicide,then the behavioral component would be:

You are taking this test because your professor told you to do so.Since you are indeed taking this test,you have just experienced:

As a chairperson of an important committee,you recognize the danger of groupthink.What is one way that your committee can avoid groupthink?

"If I said it,it must be true,because I've reduced the inconsistency of my beliefs and behavior." This best describes the:

According to the decision-stage model of helping,most people don't help because they don't:

A person making a situational attribution is explaining that a behavior is caused by:

"If I said it,it must be true,because I've simply explained my own behavior." This best describes the:

The majority of rapes are committed by:

Which of the following would be an example of an event schema?

A car is rapidly approaching an old lady crossing Hollywood Boulevard.Alan pushes the lady out of the way and is himself hit by the car,but saves her life.This is an example of:

In Asch's classic experiment on conformity,____ percent of the subjects never conformed to group pressure by giving an incorrect answer on any of the trials.

"Good people help others who are in trouble" represents which motivation for helping others?

In order to convince a freshman that academic problems can be overcome,an instructor must get the freshman to:

John thinks a woman who accepts a ride from a strange male is responsible if she gets raped.This belief is an example of a:

Professor Varnadore studies how people judge others because they belong to certain groups.In which journal should Professor Varnadore publish her study?

Which of the following theories says that attitudes follow behavior?

Tony,a nine-year-old with a history of aggression problems,is playing in the park.Tommy comes over and says "Hi" to Tony.Then Tony responds with insults and jumps on Tommy and hits him repeatedly.This is an example of how aggressive children:

Katy has red hair.When other people see Katy,they assume she has a temper.This illustrates:

Prejudice is to discrimination as:

Mike thinks that Bob did well on the physics test because Bob studied hard and for a long time for it.This is an example of a(n)____ attribution.