Exam 12: Social Psychology

A) Describe Sherif's summer camp study. B) What did Sherif do to create hostility between the two groups? C) How did Sherif reduce this hostility? D) Provide an example of how this study could apply to the real world.

Susan is looking at a photograph of herself taken by a friend and deciding whether she should use the true photographic image or the mirror image as the wallpaper on her smartphone. According to social psychology research, Susan will most likely prefer the ________ image Because of ________.

After an earthquake in one city, people were caught up in an overwhelming situation and were not paying attention to their personal standards. As a result, mobs of people looted The damaged shops and homes. This behavior is most likely a result of

Love that is a state of intense longing and desire is ________ love. Love that is a strong commitment to care for and support a partner is ________ love.

A) Explain implicit and explicit attitudes. B) Describe one way to measure implicit attitudes.

Brent blames his poor performance in a recent marathon race on his poorly fitting shoes instead of on him being a slower runner. Brent's reasoning illustrates the

Len and Maria just got married and have a wonderful sexual relationship. According to research on sexuality in heterosexual couples, they should expect

Explain two ways we develop attitudes. For each method, give a specific example of how this has worked in your own life.

Fred wants to clean his room. Just as he starts, his roommate asks him to fix his computer. Then his boyfriend asks him to fix his car. Finally, Fred starts to clean his room, but his best Friend asks him to help move a couch. Fred angrily throws the cleaning supplies and curses. Fred's aggressive behavior is best explained by

When Jack yells, his wife, Jill, either overlooks it or responds constructively. Jill is using ________ to keep their relationship happy.

A) Explain the difference between passionate and companionate love. B) How do these types of love change over time in a relationship?

Orianna wants to ask her boyfriend to build her a bookcase. Before she asks him, she "butters him up" by cooking his favorite meal, renting his favorite movie, and wearing an outfit she Knows he likes. She is hoping he will comply with her request because research has shown That people are especially likely to comply if they

Paul was recently attacked when he was walking home from a bar. Jenna believes that Paul must have done something to deserve or provoke the attack. Jenna's explanation is an Example of the

Margo is a new college student. According to research on interpersonal attraction, with whom is Margo most likely to become friends?

Dirk just failed the driving portion of his driver's license exam. According to the actor/observer bias, Dirk will most likely explain his failure by saying that he

In a study, participants are shown two soundless 30-second clips of unfamiliar political candidates and asked to determine which candidate had won a recent election. Based on Prior research on thin slices of behavior, how accurate would you predict the participants' Judgments to be?

It is not uncommon for us to hold stereotypes toward people. The main advantage of forming a stereotype is that it ________. The main disadvantage is that it ________.

You believe that smoking is bad for you, so you do not smoke and avoid places where people are likely to be smoking. In this case, you have a(n) ________ attitude about smoking.

When explaining other people's behavior, the tendency to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situation factors is referred to as the

Elena is working on a team project for her computer science class. Although the entire team is responsible for the project, some people do not feel personally responsible for Contributing to it. Because of this, some team members do not complete their assigned Tasks. This is most likely due to