Exam 10: Social Psychology

The fundamental attribution error tells us that when we see Victor spill his water in a restaurant, we are most likely to conclude that it is because

As a teacher of grade 5 students, you have observed prejudice and discrimination between two ethnic groups in your class. Design a program that you can use to help reduce this prejudice. What conditions will help ensure success with your program?

What is the frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Which of the following is an example of discrimination?

According to the realistic conflict theory, as ________ increases, prejudice increases.

Generally, the more often we are exposed to a stimulus, the more we

Us-versus-them thinking is least likely to lead to which of the following?

Mimi has just made a decision in which she accepted a job offer from Apex Company and rejected a similar offer from Cyro Company. She later discovered that the benefits at Cyro Company were better than at Apex and began to feel regret at having accepted the Apex job. How does she reduce the cognitive dissonance she may feel when she starts her new job?

Imagine that you are running for political office. Design an election plan in which you utilize the foot-in-the-door technique, the door-in-the-face technique, and the low-ball technique.

The bystander effect suggests that if your car is disabled, you are more likely to have someone stop and assist you if

Based on Milgram's studies of obedience, it can be concluded that

Philip Zimbardo conducted a study in which people were

What is actor-observer bias?

Research suggests that basically men prefer to mate with attractive females and females prefer to mate with attractive men.

Asch found that 35 percent of the participants conformed to the incorrect, unanimous majority all of the time.

Alexis has learned a new karate routine that she will use in competition. She has become quite skilled at executing her moves and knows the pattern by rote. She performs adequately when she is training in the karate club, but when she is in the competition she performs flawlessly and with much greater intensity and focus, and consistently wins. Her competition performance could be best attributed to

Which of the following attitudes are the least reliable predictors of behaviour?

How are the initial attitudes of the group likely to affect group decision making?

Kitty Genovese was stabbed repeatedly in front of her apartment house, but not one of the 38 neighbours who witnessed her plight intervened or called the police. This incident stimulated the interest of social psychologists in

When group polarization occurs following group discussion, the group will decide to take a less risky position