Exam 16: Social Psychology

With regard to large-scale catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina, the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11/01, and the Indonesia tsunami, what happens to the bystander effect?

Attributions are __________

A response, either positive or negative, toward a certain person, idea, object, or situation is called __________

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

__________ is a preference for children as sexual partners.

Two weeks after April had a wonderful first date with Justin, he still hasn't called her again. Which of the following would be a situational attribution for why he hasn't called?

The prime minister notices that her closest advisors never seem to disagree with her or with each other on a lot of important issues, such as arms control. She worries that she is not getting the pros and cons of different issues because her advisors are engaging in __________

Close, friendly groups usually work well together, but they may face a problem involving an extreme form of conformity called __________

What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

Roberta is trying to decide whether or not to vote for a political candidate. Based on what she has read about him, she has concluded that 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 that she sent a small donation to his campaign. Her sending a donation to the campaign represents the __________ component of her attitude toward him.

If a group were experiencing groupthink, which of the following would you NOT hear from group members?

Which of the following serves to increase the mere-exposure effect?

Which factor significantly decreased the likelihood of conformity in Solomon Asch's studies?

According to Berkowitz's cognitive-neoassociationistic model, __________ result from aversive events and unpleasant emotional states.