Exam 14: Social Psychology

Pete has a Ph.D. in the performing arts, but he has been working at odd jobs for years to barely survive. He has had little success as an actor and resents the fact that success has eluded him. He blames his failure on the fact that he is a heterosexual in what he believes is a homosexual-dominated business. His resentment has blossomed into a full- blown hatred of homosexuals. The development of Pete's prejudice is best explained by the ________ theory of prejudice.

Complementarity almost always occurs between people with ________ goals and ________ values.

The degree to which other people behave the same way as one person behaves in a situation affects our attributions of that person's behavior. This is an example of ________.

The frustration-aggression theory asserts that discrimination and prejudice result from ________.

Frustration may be a major source of prejudice.

The extent to which a behavior is the same whenever the presumed cause of the behavior is present affects our attributions of the behavior. This exemplifies ________.

It would be least difficult to produce change in attitude in an audience that is composed of ________.

The most blatant forms of racism have increased in recent years.

Research indicates that we tend to attribute our own actions to ________ factors and the behavior of others to ________ factors.

Many altruistic acts are directed at strangers and are made anonymously.

The likelihood that a person will help someone else in trouble ________ as the number of bystanders present increases.

Getting a person to comply with a small request in order to later attempt to get them to comply with a larger request is called lowballing.

Compare and contrast conformity, compliance, and obedience. Also, identify the factors that affect each of them.

Which of the following people is going to be the most likely to have his or her attitude changed by a persuasive message?

Which of the following people is going to be the least likely to have his or her attitude changed by a persuasive message?

Judgments about whether a behavior is more revealing about a person or a situation have been studied under the heading of ________.

Any group of people who feel a sense of solidarity and exclusivity in relation to nonmembers is a(n) ________.

Attitude change increases with the discrepancy between the message and the beliefs of the audience only when the ________.

Before speaking or acting, Sally examines a situation for cues of how she should react, and then tries to meet the demands of the situation rather than act on her own feelings. She is probably a ________ self-monitor.

Compare and contrast the various theories of group leadership, summarizing the research supporting or refuting each theory.