Exam 14: Social Psychology

Which of the following factors mentioned in your chapter has been found to contribute to an increase in aggressive behaviors?

Social __________ is behavioral control.

The fact that many American citizens don't vote in the presidential election is often explained by the fact that individuals do not believe that their vote matters.They think that being just one vote in a nation of millions makes them unimportant.In a general way,this is an example of social __________.

Which of the following is a motive that is linked to the concepts of social pressure and influence?

A conformity group refers to those people to whom a person feels affiliated.

The process through which a person understands and categorizes the behavior of others is called social __________.

The process of __________ occurs when the social pressure that exists within a group of people overwhelms individual choice,and actually serves the purpose of actively muting the individual voices of the group members.

Why is the concept of reciprocal altruism fundamentally paradoxical?

Which of the following personal characteristics is most likely to result in resistance to the effects of conformity?

Stanley was sitting on his front porch when he saw a child run into the street after a stray ball.The child did not see that there was a car coming,and Stanley knew something very bad was about to happen.He jumped off of his porch,ran into the street,and just snatched the child out of the way before the car hit them.Stanley and the child were fine,but his action,taken without concern for his own safety,is an example of __________.

The work of Solomon Asch showed how __________,or susceptibility to the opinions of others,can cause people to conform.

__________ neurons help us in mentalizing,as they fire both when we perform an action and when we watch others performing that same action.This,in turn,helps us relate our actions and intentions to those of others.

Religious values that encourage helping others would count as examples of __________.

A few years ago,the megahit television show American Idol had a contestant who had auditioned for and won a ticket to Los Angeles.This contestant was intriguing because he had left his band to pursue this opportunity.In social psychology,this might be considered an example of __________,which refers to acts that promote one's own interest at the expense of others.

Which of the following statements is the best summary of the "norm of reciprocity"?

__________ refers to behavior intended to harm others.

On a recent episode of "Britain's Got Talent," many viewers were shocked and surprised when a 40-something year old woman who had rather plain looks sang a rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream," that was absolutely incredible.The judges lauded her with praise and she passed the first level of the competition.Many people who were interviewed suggested that they had not expected her to do so well,and admitted that her rather plain appearance is what caused them to be so surprised.This is an unfortunate example of the ___________ bias.

A(n)__________ attribution is an attribution that is based on a person's personality or characteristics.

One form of a self-fulfilling prophecy is called a stereotype __________,where people who are aware of a negative stereotype directed against them might perform down to the level of expectation that they believe exists about them.

A __________ is a situation in which conflicting parties all try to win a conflict by engaging in mutually destructive behaviors,resulting in no one winning.