Exam 14: Social Psychology

________ occurs when people respond as anonymous parts of a larger group.

If one confederate broke from the perfect agreement of the majority, Asch found that conformity was ________ percent.

A racing driver whose car skids off the road in an important event is most likely to attribute his performance to ________.

In long-term relationships, opposites attract.

Cognitive social psychologists call ready-made categories concerning people ________.

Intimate communication is based on the process of ________.

According to attribution theory, when evaluating their own behavior, people tend to ________ for good situations and ________ for bad ones.

The scientific study of the way in which thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of one individual are affected by the real, imagined, or inferred characteristics or behavior of others is known as ________ psychology.

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until ________ confederates were present.

When the expectations of one person bring about the expected behavior in another person, the expectation has become a(n) ________.

We tend to ________ attractive people more than we do less attractive people.

Each of the following is identified by the communication model of persuasion as a key element in changing people's behaviors except ________.

Roberta is trying to decide whether or not to vote for a political candidate. In her opinion, he is not qualified for the position, but she agrees with his political positions. Also, she trusts him and likes his decisive personality. In fact, she likes him so much she sent a small donation to his campaign. Her sending a donation to the campaign represents the ________ component of her attitude toward him.

Each of the following is a psychological force at work in ethnic conflict except ________.

According to Heider, we simultaneously attribute behavior to both internal and external causes.

In attempts to change attitudes, people with ________ are more easily influenced than others.

When Jason gets an "A" on a math test, he claims it is because he is smart. However, when he fails a social studies test for which he didn't study, he claims the test was too hard. His behavior is an example of the ________.

A review of 45 studies on gender and leadership found that the styles of leadership adopted by women are generally ________ traditional male leadership.

People are most likely to obey orders ________.

Explain Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance. Also, discuss factors affecting cognitive dissonance and methods for reducing it.