Exam 10: Social Psychology

According to the realistic conflict theory, prejudice develops because

List and explain four factors involved in interpersonal attraction.

When asked about his position on a proposed tax increase, Michael indicates that he intends to vote against it. Which component of an attitude does this demonstrate?

In which of the following situations was proximity likely to have been an important factor?

Louise has been practising a new piano piece for a couple of weeks. She performs it with a few mistakes when she is practising alone, but when she attempts to perform it for her friends, she makes numerous mistakes. Her performance in front of friends might be attributed to

According to a recent national poll on racial prejudice, Canadians are becoming

Which of the following is best supported by research on interpersonal attraction?

The Robber's Cave experiment indicates that if we want to stop prejudice and discrimination, we should do which of the following things?

Describe the effects of acting altruistically on the actor.

When Jana saw the smoke pouring from the house across the street, she decided that someone must have already called the fire department. Then Jana remembered the research on ________ and hurried to the phone to report the fire.

When we attribute our own or another's behaviour to some external factor rather than to an internal cause, we are making a

Our overall impression or judgment of another person is influenced more by the first information we receive about the person than by information that comes later. This phenomenon is called the

The door-in-the-face technique for getting compliance suggests that you should start by

Ezio and his friends are constantly teased by a group of boys in their grade 4 class, who make comments about their clothes, their haircuts, and their behaviour in class. Teasing by this group typifies the actions of

The fundamental attribution error refers to our tendency to

One conclusion that may be drawn from Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment is that individual ethics almost always overpowers social roles.

Messages are most persuasive if they cause ________ and provide definite actions that can be taken to avoid the feared outcome.

Research on attitudes suggests that they allow us to do all of the following, except

According to Berkowitz, people may become aggressive when they are

Describe and compare conformity and compliance.