Exam 16: Social Psychology

Based on what the research indicates about effective persuasion, which of the following messages should be most effective in getting college students who smoke to change their behavior?

In the Stanley Milgram obedience experiment, the teachers were given a "sample shock" of __________ volts.

The term groupthink was coined by __________ to apply to bad decisions often reached by tightly knit groups.

The "Jigsaw Classroom" refers to an experiment aimed at reducing prejudice by forcing people from different ethnic backgrounds to work on a jigsaw puzzle together.

What is the primacy effect, as it relates to impression formation, more commonly known as?

__________ involves adopting a behavior or an attitude in order to be consistent with the social norms of a group.

Your best friend has been acting rather cool toward you lately. As you try to figure out why, you are engaging in the process called __________

"We" have all different types of personalities and lots of endearing little quirks, whereas "they" all think and act alike. This assumption would be an example of the cognitive schema called __________

Meghan decided she wanted a pet gerbil. She had been told "no" by her parents before. This time she insisted that her parents buy her a miniature goat. She even went so far as to look up information on pet goats at the library. When her parents firmly said "absolutely no" to the goat, Meghan then asked again about getting a gerbil. Her parents this time said "yes," so long as she never brought up the goat again. Meghan had successfully used which compliance strategy?

After a group of gang members learned that their friend had died in a seemingly random accident, several of the friends started blaming a rival gang for the death. Even though there was no evidence whatsoever that the death had been intentional, the more the friends talked the more passionate they became in their belief that an act of revenge was necessary. What concept from social psychology may contribute to an act of violent revenge in this case?

The tendency of people to comply with a second, larger request after complying with a small request is called the __________ technique.

An attitude has __________ major components.

A group of Ray's friends have been waiting for Ray for an hour. One says, "He never remembers anything." Another says, "He's probably caught in rush hour traffic." What are these friends doing that might be of interest to a social psychologist?

"Out of sight, out of mind" is a cliché that is consistent with the __________ rule of interpersonal attraction.

Which of the following is NOT noted by Buss as one of the four qualities most important in mate selection?

When an individual's beliefs or ideas about a particular situation conflict with the reality of that situation, they can experience what is known as __________

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be __________

A(n) __________ attribution involves looking at a particular behavior exhibited by an individual as resulting from their character or a particular trait.

According to Buss, men prefer to mate with beautiful young women because __________

When opposites attract, it is said that they have __________ characteristics.