Exam 12: Social Psychology

If a drug company wants to persuade skeptical customers to buy a new medicine, the company should consider all of the following strategies EXCEPT

Selena thinks that all computer programmers are antisocial and boring. Even before meeting Mark, a computer programmer, Selena decides that she will not like him. Selena's beliefs Are ________, and not liking Mark is ________.

Passionate love is associated with changes in what brain structures?

Which of the following social psychology principles is illustrated in the Stanford prison study?

Alyssa and Amara's first year together was intense and arousing. Three years later, their relationship involves deep caring and intimacy. Alyssa and Amara's relationship has moved From ________ love to ________ love.

Expected standards of conduct, which influence behaviors, are known as

Lina finds Shad, who is in her book club that meets twice a week, very attractive. Lina might have developed interests in Shad because of ________, which is based on The principle of ________.

Jay has been preparing for a presentation in his public speech course. Jay performs much better in class when his classmates are present than when he practices the speech alone. Jay's better performance in class is likely due to

Explain how the presence of other people can either help or hurt one's performance. Give the names for each of these concepts. Last, give a specific real-world example for each of these concepts.

When running through the airport, Collin trips and spills all of his stuff out of his backpack. Lots of people see Collin trip and fall, but no one helps Collin pick up any of his stuff or Checks to see if he is okay. The fact that others do not help in this case is best explained by

Stanley Milgram's shock experiment illustrates the phenomenon of

When the presence of others leads to enhanced performance, it is an example of

Two women, Jackie and Roberta, ask Katie out. Although she likes both of them, Katie decides to go out with Jackie. Afterward, she starts to notice more positive Qualities about Jackie and more negative qualities about Roberta. Katie's new attitude is Most likely a result of

A) Explain the differences among conformity, compliance, and obedience. B) Name and describe one strategy used to induce compliance.

In Sherif and his colleagues' study on ingroup and outgroup social behavior, they found that by simply dividing boys into two groups and having the groups compete against each other, They could