Exam 31: Social Behavior Part 1

Marsha believes that all news reporters are cynical, doubting individuals who would sell their souls for an exclusive story. In this case, Marsha's beliefs about the traits and behaviors of news reporters are one example of

You see on the news that a local high school athlete just received a college scholarship to play basketball while none of his teammates received scholarships. If you believe he received a scholarship due to his outstanding natural ability, you would be making an ____ attribution.

Observers tend to attribute actors' behavior to ____ factors and actors tend to attribute their own behavior to ____ factors.

Scott spent a great deal of time and money on becoming a member of a certain club, yet later discovered that the members of the club were boring. According to dissonance theory, Scott would MOST likely

According to evolutionary psychologists, we tend to view members of outgroups

The tendency for Asians to make more complex attributions, and to be more likely to see the indirect and distant consequences of events, is because the Asian view of the world is

Warren tells Cokie that he can't believe it, but he scored 98% on his linear algebra midterm. Cokie decides that Warren must be very bright if he earns such high grades in math courses. Cokie's attribution for the cause of Warren's high grade is consistent with

Milton has always been "in love with the idea of being in love," yet his romances have been threatened by his feelings of jealousy. His current girlfriend, Emilia, often assures him that she'll love him forever, but he's not so sure about that. Hazan and Shaver (1987) would say that Milton is

When Darren's classmate earns a "D" on an essay for their history class, Darren figures the classmate is unmotivated, and should have spent more time working on the paper and less time socializing. The classmate is disappointed with her grade, but she knows she didn't have much time to work on the essay because she had to work double-shifts the entire week before the paper was due. The different attributions for the low grade on the essay illustrate

You feel very strongly that alcohol use in underage children is wrong. You re at a cocktail party at your bosses home and notice that your boss gives his 17-year-old son a beer. You decide not to say anything to your boss about his son's drinking because you do not want to question your bosses behavior. This illustrates which reason used to explain why attitudes and behavior do not always mesh?

A positive or negative evaluation of an object of thought defines

According to Hazan and Shaver's model of infant attachment and romantic love, adults with which of the following attachment styles are MOST likely to feel negative about their relationships after dealing with conflict?

Paulo was laid off from his job over six months ago and, even though he has applied for more than 40 positions since then, he is still out of work. His landlord believes that Paulo must be lazy because, if he were truly motivated, he would have found a job by now. The landlord's explanation for Paulo's continuing unemployment is an example of

The idea that males and females of approximately equal physical attractiveness are likely to select each other as partners refers to the

Romantic relationships characterized by a couple's complete absorption in one another that include strong emotions and tender sexual feelings are termed

The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of

Tina recently lost over half the money she had put away for her retirement. If Webster concludes that Tina lost the money because the stock market took a significant downturn, he has

You believe that short men have a tendency to be insecure. The concept of illusory correlation implies that you will

Which of the following is NOT one of the major components of an attitude?

The weekend before the local city council election, you volunteer to visit every house in a three block area of town and talk to the residents about voting for your councilperson on election day. You would probably be LEAST successful in persuading someone to vote for your candidate who ____ to be visited by a campaign volunteer for your candidate.