Exam 16: Social Psychology

In the classic Asch study of conformity, _____ of the subjects conformed and agreed with obviously incorrect choices made by other group members.

When someone lacks adequate knowledge about how to behave, they often conform to group pressure if the group provides them with direction and information.This is called _____ social influence.

What are the three components of an attitude? Give a brief example of each component of an attitude that you happen to hold.

A group's movement toward either riskier or more conservative behavior, depending on members' initial dominant tendency, is called _____.

Whether a group's final decision is risky or conservative depends on _____.

This explains why, despite an "ideal" for attractiveness, most of us find mates or partners who are similar to ourselves.

The tendency to focus on the most noticeable factors when explaining the cause of behavior is called the _____ bias.

When someone has a need for approval and acceptance by a group, they often conform to the norms set by that group.This is called _____ social influence.

Who is LEAST likely to learn a prejudice against a new group of people?

Prejudice is _____; discrimination is _____.

The desires to maintain self-esteem and project a good public image are two motivations for the use of _____.

_____ is a learned, generally negative, attitude toward members of a group.

The mental shortcut explanation for the initiation and maintenance of prejudice suggests that _____.

According to Latane and Darley, in which of the following situations are you MOST likely to get help from bystanders?

This is a cognitive process in which members of an outgroup are judged as less diverse than members of an ingroup.

Which of the following principles of social psychology may have made it easier for American soldiers to kill Vietnamese civilians in the 1970s?

People will attack an alternate target group rather than the real source of their frustration when the source is either bigger and retaliatory, or ambiguous or unknown.This is the _____ explanation for prejudice.

Charlton says, "I think that handguns should be registered, and that owners should be required to keep a trigger lock on them." This is an example of which component of Charlton's attitude about guns?

Physical attractiveness is important in attraction across cultures because it _____.

Lincoln thought he smelled smoke for a second.He looked at others in the classroom and at the teacher.No one seemed concerned, so Lincoln continued taking his test along with his other classmates.This is MOST likely an example of _____.