Exam 12: Social Psychology

When we conform or go along with what the group does because we want to be liked, it is often due to ________ influence.

Research on interpersonal attraction has shown evidence that physically attractive individuals, compared to physically unattractive individuals, tend to

A political candidate wants to create a long-lasting positive image. According to the elaboration likelihood model, the candidate would use commercials

According to the elaboration likelihood model, persuasion occurs through the ________ routes.

A) Describe the actor/observer bias. B) Give one reason why this effect occurs. C) Give one real-world example of the actor/observer bias.

If someone is having a heart attack at a dance party, in which of the following situations would the other partygoers be more likely to show the bystander intervention effect?

Amy, a social psychologist, is trying to duplicate Milgram's shock experiment on obedience. Which of the following hypotheses is the LEAST likely to be supported?

When attitudes influence feelings and behavior on an unconscious level they are called________ attitudes.

A fraternity is planning on having a hazing event in a room with a wall of mirrors. If the mirrors make the participants more self-aware, this will ________ hazing by ________.

Alan's friends all vape. Alan has never wanted to vape and his friends have never asked him to vape. However, Alan still feels compelled to start vaping. The force pushing Alan to start Vaping is known as

Flora's car breaks down, leaving her stranded on the highway in the middle of rush hour. As more and more cars drive past her, Flora is surprised that no one stops to help her. The fact that other drivers fail to help Flora is most likely explained by

When Milgram modified his shock experiment so that the experimenter gave the teacher orders over the telephone, the level of obedience

Attributions about other people's behavior can vary in each of the following dimensions EXCEPT

Shane was walking to class when he saw a woman drop a large bag of groceries. Shane was not going to help until she looked directly at him and asked him to help. Shane most likely Helped the woman because he

When all participants in her class said they liked to dance, Jill reported liking to dance, too, even though she dislikes dancing. The way Jill reported an opinion that differed from Her private preferences about dancing so that her opinion matched that of her classmates Is an example of

While attending a concert, Brian hears a loud explosion in the crowd. Seeing that the majority of the concertgoers run in one direction, Brian believes that people are running to that Direction for a good reason and conforms by running in the same direction. Brian's reaction Is based on

Mike lives in the northern United States (in Minnesota) and Nick lives in the southern United States (Louisiana). When they both feel insulted by the same individual, Nick will Be more likely to have a(n) ________ cortisol response and show ________ levels of Physical aggression.

Professor Leeds asked his students to sign a petition for a community center. Later, he asked the students who signed the petition if they would come to the center and tutor A child. Professor Leeds has just used what technique to get the students to help?

Which of the following does NOT increase the likelihood that an attitude predicts behavior?

Chris believes that anyone who listens to pop music has bad taste in music. One day, Chris realizes that the song he is dancing and singing along with on the radio is the newest Pop music hit. Chris now decides that listening to pop music is not so bad after all. Chris's attitude change is best explained by