Exam 14: Social Psychology

The tendency of a group to take a more daring course of action than its members would take individually is called risky shift.

The process by which others individually or collectively affect one's perceptions, attitudes, and actions is called ________.

A review of 45 studies on gender and leadership found that the styles of leadership adopted by women are generally ________ traditional male leadership.

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

Many of our most basic attitudes ________.

Hillary is not impressed with her choices for student body president, but knows she should vote in the election. Her unfavorable opinion and knowledge of the two candidates represents her _____.

The most powerful medium of persuasion in changing people's opinions is usually ________.

The most important factor in determining attraction is usually physical attractiveness.

The likelihood that a person will help someone else in trouble ________ as the number of bystanders present increases.

Expanding our schema of a particular group, such as by viewing people from different races or genders as sharing similar qualities, is a strategy called ________.

Cognitive social psychologists call ready-made categories concerning people ________.

Beliefs or values that most members of a society accept as self-evident are ________.

The tendency for a person with stereotyped beliefs about a particular group of people to make internal attributions for their shortcomings and external attributions for their successes is known as the ________.

According to the great-person theory, social and economic factors largely determine who will rise to leadership at a given place and time.

The collection and assessment of information about other people, so as to form first impressions and to try and understand their behavior is known as ________.

The tendency of people to place too much emphasis on personal factors when accounting for other people's actions and too little emphasis on personal factors when accounting for our own actions is known as the ________.

Identify and describe the factors that influence the formation of impressions about people.

The so-called "Pygmalion effect" is a type of ________.

The communication model of persuasion identifies ________ key elements people use to change attitudes and behavior.

A special kind of schema that is simplistic, strongly held, and not necessarily based on firsthand experience is a ________.