Exam 10: Social Psychology

The halo effect is a glow or feeling that surrounds highly attractive people.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the primacy effect?

Celine worked for a political candidate and voted for him. Later, Celine became convinced that the candidate was dishonest and immoral. The discomfort Celine feels is best explained by

Angela is very attractive, which leads others to believe she is also kinder, more responsible, and more intelligent than she really is. What is the name for this effect?

Which of the following is a biological factor in certain types of aggression?

Which of the following is a true statement about aggression according to the textbook?

High levels of testosterone have been associated with high levels of certain types of aggression.

Define and discuss cognitive dissonance theory. Give an example of a situation in which you have experienced the unpleasant state of cognitive dissonance and how you tried to reduce the dissonance.

According to research, similarities in personality, as well as in physical characteristics, play a role in marital choice.

The Stanford Prison Experiment conducted by Zimbardo demonstrated the powerful influence of

Gordon Allport, a pioneer in research on prejudice, noted that while

The realistic conflict theory would predict that the amount of prejudice would

Identify four qualities both men and women across cultures look for in a mate.

You are helping high school students who are candidates for student government. Give these students three effective principles for persuading others to vote for them and techniques you could use in conducting the campaign (e.g., the foot-in-the-door technique, the door-in-the-face technique, etc.).

What is the bystander effect? What factors have been suggested to explain why it occurs?

Aggression in response to frustration is almost always aimed at the cause of the frustration.

Group discussion often results in members of a group shifting to a more extreme position in whatever direction they were leaning initially. What is this phenomenon called?

The out-group is a social group specifically identified by the in-group as not belonging.

Bridget rates a new song as only fair the first time she hears it. According to the mere-exposure effect, as the song is played more and more on the radio, she will begin to rate the song as

The foot-in-the-door technique involves