Exam 42: Coping With Stress

Which of the following people is MOST likely to vote in today's election,based on the phenomenon of positive herding?

The chameleon effect involves

The same set of harmful social pressures that corrupts some individuals can lead others to respond with a healthy resistance.This best illustrates the ________ of social control and personal control.

When groups of people who believe that the government is conspiring to force all citizens to give up their guns get together for discussions on the Internet,their decisions tend to be more extreme than any one member would have made alone.This phenomenon is known as

When New York University women were dressed in Ku Klux Klan-style hoods,they demonstrated significantly more aggression.This finding is best explained in terms of

If a cluster of people stand staring at the sky,passersby will often pause to do likewise.This best illustrates

After a light turns green,drivers take about 15 percent less time to travel the first 100 yards when another car is beside them at the intersection than when they are alone.This best illustrates

Julius begins to yawn while he and his girlfriend are studying together.Soon his girlfriend and even his dog begin to yawn.This best illustrates

Whether it's cheering,clapping,or rope pulling,people tend to expend less effort on collective tasks than they do when performing the same task alone,a phenomenon called

Conformity is best described as

Stephanie and Luke were friends until their opposite political views led them to spend a lot of time online posting about their views and being involved in online support groups.They have now drifted apart.This illustrates that the Internet can lead to

The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through group discussion is called

Randy was invited to a friend's birthday party.The party was being held at a restaurant that required men to wear a tie.Randy showed up without a tie and wearing jeans.Randy's violation of the dress code illustrates

Our tendency to attribute the cause of behavior to personality dispositions rather than situational factors illustrates the way we may often underestimate the importance of

Scott tells his employees that he expects loyalty to him and does not want to hear any objections to decisions he makes.Scott's comments to his employees are likely to cause

Ten-year-old Sammy watched his friends jump off the high dive at the community pool.At first he refused to do so until his friends called him a "chicken." He then jumped off the high dive.Sammy's behavior is illustrates

Unconsciously mimicking those around us is known as

Professor Wang is a member of the faculty committee on academic standards.Other committee members want to begin accepting students with below-average grades.Professor Wang personally disagrees,but he will probably vote in favor of their plan if

David's history teacher asked him why so many German people complied with Hitler's orders to systematically slaughter millions of innocent Jews.David suggested that the atrocities were committed because the Germans had become unusually cruel,sadistic people with abnormal and twisted personalities.Use your knowledge of Milgram's research on obedience to highlight the weaknesses of David's explanation.

Alex thinks smoking is addictive but other players on his hockey team insist that it's not.Alex is likely to conform to their opinion if