Exam 2: The Person and the Situation

Describe the features of a strong situation and provide an example.

Rashad misses a meeting with his professor and feels very guilty.He misses a meeting he had with a car salesman and doesn't give it a second thought.Why did Rashad feel differently about two equivalent actions?

A list of events that happen in a predictable order in a particular situation is known as a(n)

If you were invited to a family meal in Japan,a collectivistic culture,would you expect it to be more or less scripted than a family meal in Great Britain,an individualistic culture?

Define automaticity and attention,and explain how they are related.

Provide an example that illustrates how "different situations prime different parts of a person."

Socialization is the driving force the moves people to their desired outcomes.

Sitting in her social psychology class,Ingrid thinks a lot about how she can make herself more attractive to other people.At the dinner table,Ingrid thinks a lot about how she needs to get a better paying job.The different thoughts that came to mind in the in class and at home are the result of

Nira spends a rainy Saturday watching drag racing on TV.Later,she reflects on her behavior and thinks,"I must really like drag racing since I spent so much time watching it on TV." Nira has learned about herself via

Most of Siek Toon's friends are her cousins;she spends lots of time with her family and feels that her relatives strongly influence the way she behaves.This is probably due to the fact that Siek Toon comes from ________.

Which of the following things can happen as a result of the design of your living space?

As you leave home to return to campus from your holiday break,your mother says to you,"Study hard,get good grades,try to keep the partying under control." She is conveying ________ to you.

Describe three ways in which feelings are measured.What are the pros and cons of each method?

Knowledge of a specific episode,event,or individual that constitutes an example of a category is a/an

Research on injunctive norms for behaviors (e.g.,talking,fighting)in different situations (e.g.,a dorm lounge,church)showed that

In the Bartholow et al.(2005)study on aggression and violent video games,students who were relatively experienced and those who were inexperienced responded differently to competition because

You walk down the dorm hallway on a Saturday night and discover from the empty rooms that nearly everyone has gone out instead of studying.Your dorm mates have created a/an ________ that may affect your behavior.

Which of the following statements is true?

The driving force that moves people toward their desired outcomes is known as

Adolf Hitler,Saddam Hussein,and Timothy McVeigh might be considered ________ of the category "evil people."