Exam 12: Social Psychology

When the U.S.military was integrated, many people expected it to be a disaster.In fact, integration of the military was hugely successful.In terms of social psychology, a major reason for this success was most likely that black soldiers and white soldiers

The idea of reciprocal helping applies best to which of the following situations?

If someone wants to create an attitude that will last a long time, he or she should use the method of persuasion.If someone wants to create an attitude that will last only a short time, he or she should use the method of persuasion.

Jodie is a member of a jury that is trying to decide whether to award a plaintiff $5,000 or $10,000 in damages.While most of the jury favors the smaller award, Jodie favors the larger one.Jodie is the last to respond when the foreman polls the jury.What would make Jodie most likely to maintain her own view?

Leo and Jenny had a major argument.That night, he gives her a lovely necklace to apologize.Jenny thinks that he gave her the necklace not to make her happy but to make himself feel better.Jenny is making a attribution.

The actor/observer discrepancy is most likely to occur in the case of a negative event.This is due to the bias.

Which of the following explains why professional athletes may beat their personal best performances during a competition?

According to the concept of reciprocal helping, altruism is adaptive because it increases the person's

In a study, participants saw faces of two unfamiliar political candidates.They then decided which candidate was most competent.How did these competency judgments relate to actual election outcomes?

What is the primary reason why doctors are more persuasive than celebrities?

Which of the following best explains the social brain hypothesis?

Dao has been studying all day for her organic chemistry final.On the way home, she stops at the mall and buys a great dress on impulse.When Dao tells her husband, he is annoyed, but he decides that she was just reacting to the stress of the exam.Dao's husband was making a attribution, a response that suggests they are an) couple.

Dr.Johannson is writing a speech arguing for stricter car emissions standards.If he wants to persuade an environmental group, he should use arguments.If he wants to persuade automobile manufacturers, he should use arguments.

In persuasive messages, the refers to who delivers the message, whereas the refers to what the message is saying.

Expected standards of conduct that influence behaviors are referred to as

Which of the following is the most likely to predict behavior?

Lucia was recently divorced.She goes to lunch with her two closest friends and tells them that although she is sad, she is also optimistic that she will find another, better, relationship.Lucia most likely had an) attachment style with her primary caregiver as a child.

Dissonance between two attitudes or between an attitude and a behavior causes

White participants were asked to decide, as rapidly as possible, whether an object that they had been briefly shown was a gun or a tool.Before seeing the picture, they were briefly shown a picture of either a black face or a white face.When participants saw a black face, they

After studying social psychology, Kelly knows the dangers of groupthink.What can she do to ensure that the decisions of her group are not impacted by this phenomenon?