Exam 15: Social Psychology

When individuals find themselves in new situations where they are uncertain of how to behave, they often copy the behaviors of others, a strategy known as

Rajesh believes it is wrong to use illegal drugs. Despite this belief, one night he finds himself smoking marijuana with friends. Rajesh convinces himself that he had no choice but to smoke the marijuana, because he would have lost his friends if he had refused to participate. Rajesh is likely experiencing _________________.

Which of the following is true about the hormone testosterone?

The obedience research conducted by Stanley Milgram is one of the most famous psychological studies ever conducted. Explain, in detail, the method that Milgram used in the basic version of his study. What were the results?

The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of people to

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be

Before Stanley Milgram conducted his study on obedience, he asked a number of psychiatrists and psychologists how many people would go all the way to the highest voltage under the instructions of the authority. Milgram found that

A group member is more likely to engage in social loafing if he or she believes that

According to your textbook, one of the situations that produces more mimicry than others is when an individual

The phenomenon of ________________ explains why meetings between proponents and opponents of an idea often ends with participants having more extreme opinions on the issue than they did before the meeting.

Wilhelm doesn't follow sports, but he agrees to go to a football game with a friend. Because he is unfamiliar with the rules, Wilhelm watches the other spectators around him carefully to see when they clap, stand, cheer, and boo and then copies their behavior. Which strategy is Wilhelm using?

Research shows that people often

A(n) ________ attribution is made when we blame an individual's behavior on the situation; a(n) ________ attribution is made when we blame the individual's behavior on his or her personality or other personal characteristics.

In a "culture of honor," individuals

When Kumar was expelled from school for fighting, his parents told the principal that being aggressive has always been part of Kumar's personality, and that he is prone to aggression in just about any situation, whether provoked or not. Psychologists would likely refer to this tendency as

The typically negative behaviors an individual displays toward others based on membership to a particular group is referred to as ________; the typically negative attitudes an individual has toward others based on membership to a particular group is referred to as ________.