Exam 13: C: Social Psychology

Darnel believes very strongly that large corporations are evil and are destroying America.One day,however,a large corporation releases a new tablet computer that Darnel runs out to buy.When asked about his purchase of a product made by a large corporation,Darnel says,"Well,I suppose not all corporations are evil."Darnel's change in attitude is likely an attempt to

Thad believes Callum is a jerk,so Thad ignores Callum and does not invite him to any of his parties.Callum begins to be rude to Thad and talks about him behind his back.Assuming Callum's behaviour is only a reaction to how Thad treated him in the first place,this is an example of

Talal disagrees with many of the policies of the Conservative Party;however,most of Talal's friends support the party.Talal wants to fit in so he attends rallies in support of the Conservatives and when in public,makes statements that align with their platform.Talal's behaviour demonstrates the effect of _________ on behaviour.

In general,if an individual mimics aspects of our behaviour,we tend to

________ can occur when individuals are more concerned with maintaining group harmony than expressing their true ideas.

If you're like ___ percent of participants in the original Asch study,you would conform to the incorrect norm at least once during testing.

According to the textbook,one of the situations that produces more mimicry than others is when an individual

_______ found that normal people in normal times will often follow orders to hurt innocent people.

Complying with instructions or orders from an individual who is in a position of authority is called

Interacting with members from outgroups is known to be a highly effective method for combatting prejudice.This concept is known as

When Milgram and his team set up several variations of his original study,they found that people were more likely to disobey when

In the experiments conducted by Solomon Asch,what was the main task that subjects had to perform?

Which of the following is a valid conclusion from the studies discussed in your textbook that used the thin-slice of behaviour technique to investigate quick judgments about the personal qualities of others?

A belief about the characteristics of members of a group that are applied generally to most members of the group is known as a(n)

Ginger's new roommate tends to wink a lot at the end of sentences to indicate that she is joking.After living together for a few weeks,Ginger unconsciously begins to wink when she makes a joke.This is an example of

There are two alternative pathways to persuading others.One leads us to evaluate the merits of the persuasive arguments carefully and thoughtfully.This is known as the

A car crash woke John from his afternoon nap.When he looked out his apartment window,he saw several people milling around two smashed cars.He decided not to dial 911 because he assumed someone had already called.John's reaction is an example of

Janis,an administrative assistant at a large firm,is trying to find reasons for her boss' hostile behaviour.She is likely to

Nabila was at a busy grocery store when she and many others saw a woman being forced into a car in the parking lot.She stopped to stare,acknowledging that this woman needed to be helped.She assumed that she was not the only one who noticed this happening and that someone had likely already called the police to help the woman.Nabila's decision not to call for help can be best explained by

Taking on the behaviours,emotional displays,and facial expressions of others,is known as