Exam 14: Social Psychology

When listening to persuasive messages, there is a tendency, over time, for people to forget the source while remembering the content. This is known as ________.

Define altruism and discuss the factors that tend to increase or inhibit the occurrence of altruistic behavior.

Beliefs, feelings, and behavior tendencies are all components of attribution.

Prejudice and discrimination directed at a particular racial group is called ________.

Milgram is known for his studies on obedience.

Tom rationalizes that his illicit use of marijuana is permissible because the drug is not particularly habit-forming and therefore should not be prohibited by law. Tom's rationalization serves to ________.

Many of our most basic attitudes ________.

Any group of people who are viewed as competitors, enemies, or different and unworthy of respect is a(n) ________.

As a member of a fraternity, Jack is not concerned with the welfare of the people pledging to the fraternity; if they cannot handle the pranks and embarrassing tasks, they do not have to join. However, as a person, Jack does not approve of playing practical jokes on people. As a fraternity member, Jack appears to undergo ________.

A person asks you to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years. When you refuse, she then asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo. She is using the ________ effect.

Recent research suggests that in sorting people into categories, we are ________ likely to apply stereotyped schemata in a chance encounter than in a structured, task-oriented situation, and ________ likely to pay attention to individual signals than to stereotypes when we are pursuing a goal.

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 opinion that the candidate is not qualified represents the ________ component of her attitude toward him.

One who is unjustly blamed and punished for problems he or she did not cause is a ________.

A way to reduce cognitive dissonance is to ________.

Prejudicial beliefs are virtually always ________.

Research has found that Japanese students studying in the United States usually attribute their successes to ________ sources and their failures to ________ sources.

Betty went to the dentist to have a filling replaced. Kim, however, found out she needed root canal work. According to the just-world hypothesis, ________.

The tendency for a person with stereotyped beliefs about a particular group of people to make internal attributions for their shortcomings and external attributions for their successes is known as the ________.

Altruistic behavior is most likely to occur if ________.

A stereotype is a special kind of schema.