Exam 8: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

The philosopher Hannah Arendt, when covering the trial of Adolf Eichmann, used the phrase "the banality of evil" to explain how so many people in Nazi Germany supervised the deportation and death of millions of Jews. What does this phrase mean?

Which of the following is a situation that increases the likelihood someone will act altruistically?

In variations of Stanley Milgram's study of obedience, people's behaviors were not influenced by whether the person giving orders appeared to be "ordinary" or appeared to be a scientist.

The fundamental attribution error is especially prevalent in collectivist cultures, such as India or Japan.

About ________ of all participants in Milgram's study administered the highest level of shock to the learner.

In the Milgram study, under which of the following conditions were the participants (teachers) most likely to disobey orders from experimenters?

Conservatives tend to prefer the values of progress, rebelliousness, chaos, flexibility, feminism, and equality.

Rules that regulate human life, including explicit laws and implicit cultural conventions, are called situational attributions.

Adora, Yvette, and twelve of their closest friends from college plan to go to Key West during spring break. As members of the anonymous crowd of college students, Adora and Yvette will most likely:

Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, used a technique called "The Big Lie." He knew that people begin to believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times. The formal name for this technique is:

What principles of attribution theory are suggested by the items in the preceding question?

The part of people's self-concept that is based on their identification with racial or ethnic groups is called their:

Frank, an African-American college student, has to decide between living in a dorm with mostly white students who share his interest in science, or living in a dorm with other black students who are studying the history and contributions of African culture. The first choice values __________, whereas the second values __________.

Stereotypes can be energy-saving devices that allow us to make efficient decisions.

Before Milgram's study of obedience began, psychiatrists predicted that only one person in a thousand would administer the highest voltage.

The tendency of people to believe that a statement is true or valid simply because it has been repeated many times is known as the familiarity effect.

From the standpoint of social and cultural psychology, some cultures and individuals are just inherently evil.

Describe the technique that Joseph Goebbels called "The Big Lie."

Social _______________ refers to the effect of social influences on thought, memory, perception, and beliefs.

Research suggests that you are more likely to: