Exam 70: Social Psychology: Social Behavior and Cognition

After a nearby factory ruins your favorite river in which to fish,you have become a strong opponent of pollution. Your attitude has been influenced by

The Stanford prison experiment suggests that many destructive human relationships have their source in

Research suggests that if you wish to persuade an audience,both sides of the argument should

Until your recent hospitalization,you thought that the insurance provided by your company was a good plan.However,after numerous phone calls to your company representative and to the insurance company,your attitude toward a national health care plan has changed.This attitude shift is due to

Which of the following is LESS likely to encourage attitude change?

Regarding in-groups and out-groups,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Ron feels that the new boss is being overly controlling and micromanaging the office projects.After work,he talks with a fellow employee about the new boss's management style.Ron has engaged in

Eddie goes to his 20th class reunion.He wonders as he is about to enter the ballroom how he will measure up to his classmates.Are they more successful than he is? Are a lot of them divorced like he is? Eddie is illustrating

You are walking along a street when a man bumps into you.You think,"What a jerk!" until you realize that he actually bumped into you while catching a sidewalk display that was about to fall on your head.You sheepishly thank him for saving you and realize that by initially thinking that he was a "jerk," you were illustrating

We all belong to many overlapping social groups,and in each we occupy a position in the

Several of your classmates are volunteering at a nursing home for extra credit,and they tell you how much fun they are having helping with the "parties" and the weekly activities for the residents.Although you had planned to do the article assignment for extra credit,you change your mind and decide to volunteer at the nursing home.Your new attitude was formed because of

Mr.Perkins is surprised that his most valued employee was late getting to work.He wonders if the employee might have had car trouble or encountered a traffic jam.Mr.Perkins is attributing his employee's behavior to an

Gene and Harry are discussing the upcoming election.Gene tells Harry that he is convinced that one of the candidates will make a better senator because this candidate is proposing legislation that will streamline health care.This discussion best illustrates which component of an attitude?

You tell yourself that you were late starting your psychology project because of the demands of your other courses and your job,but your roommate was late because he is a procrastinator.You are displaying

The network of roles,communication pathways,and power in a group is known as

Being born into an organized society means that which of the following are present when we arrive?

Contradicting or clashing thoughts cause discomfort,according to the theory of

The scientific study of how individuals behave,think,and feel in the presence of others,whether actual or implied is called _______ psychology.

According to Leon Festinger,which of the following fills needs for social comparison?

Two of your best friends have just lost their jobs because of their company's outsourcing of computer technology jobs.Before they lost their jobs,you had not contemplated the impact of "outsourcing," but now you hold the attitude that outsourcing is bad for the economy.You have acquired this attitude due to