Exam 16: Social Psychology

Dr. Cirillo divided her first-period class into two groups. One group had to read 20 pages in a boring psychology text but would get 2 extra points on the next test. The other group also read 20 pages but were given 25 points added to the next test. The class members were then asked to tell the second-period class how interesting the book was. According to the results of the Festinger and Carlsmith study, what predictions could one make about the remarks of the first-period class?

A very attractive initial offer is made to get people to commit themselves to an action, but then the terms are made less favorable. This is the __________

How does the jigsaw classroom operate?

The purpose of Milgram's study on obedience was to find out how many people would obey an authority figure when directly ordered to violate their own ethical standards.

Stereotypes assume that members of the same group must have distinct differences between them.

How can a coach get his football team to perform better if he suspects they are exhibiting social loafing?

Mary has noticed that now that she has played her new music CD several times she is liking it more. This is an example of __________

Prejudice is a behavior and discrimination is more of an attitude or cognition.

The tendency of people to comply with a second, lesser request after refusing a larger one is called the __________ technique.

According to research, women are more likely than men to look for a mate who __________

The tendency to blame the situation for our problems and other people's problems on their own dispositions, is an example of the __________

The term that explains the fact that people generally marry people they have had some continuous exposure to, as opposed to people they don't know well is __________

Bart signed up to be involved in a social psychology research study on a bulletin board in the Psychology Department. Bart was told that the study had to do with memory, however, he was later told, after the study was over, that the study was focused on obedience. Bart's role in the study was that of __________

To guard against groupthink, Janis suggests __________

Consider the way that most children feel about eating spinach. Unless the child is very unusual, you will probably not get a favorable reaction when you put a plate of spinach in front of that youngster. Discuss the child's responses from all three of the components of attitudes. Do you think a child's attitude would change if (s)he were served spinach immediately following a viewing of the movie Popeye?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of groupthink?

Betty is a smoker. She realizes that smoking is bad for her: however, she also feels being overweight is equally bad, and smoking helps her keep her weight down, so she chooses to continue. Betty is engaging in the reduction of __________

How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

In what way is compliance different from conformity?

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?