Exam 13: Social Psychology

Chuck is a highly ambitious graduate student who does not intend to let anything get in the way of excelling in each of his classes and graduating at the top of his class.When he learns that the professor for one of his course modules is an attractive young woman,he opts for a different module.He believes that attractive women cannot be good educators.Chuck's attitude toward attractive women best illustrates:

According to research on stereotype threat,individuals should be especially concerned about tests of ability if they:

In a recent softball game,Cindy misplayed a ground ball,which was scored as an error,causing her team to lose the game.According to the self-serving bias,Cindy is likely to reason that she misplayed because:

The processes by which individuals use social stimuli to form impressions of others is known as _____.

Which of the following statements is true of stereotype threat?

_____ is an unjustified negative attitude toward an individual based on the individual's membership in a particular group.

Jasmine believes that she is a poor basketball player,yet she plays with her friends whenever they ask her.Jasmine claims that when she is with her friends she feels like a different person and can play much better than when she practices on her own.Jasmine's change in ability when she is with her friends can best be attributed to the group influence phenomenon known as _____.

In the context of social influence,conformity cannot be destructive.

According to research in the area of health and social psychology,who among the following is likely to have the earliest death?

Which of the following statements best defines conformity?

In a jigsaw classroom,educators overlook the ethnic/racial composition of their classes.

Which of the following is true of majority and minority influence in a group?

The theory of social comparison was proposed by _____.

Twelve-year-old Ryan's father returns from work tired.Ryan wants his father to take him to his favorite movie,which starts in an hour.Which route of persuasion should Ryan attempt to obtain the highest rate of success?

Which of the following statements is true of the elaboration likelihood model of persuasion?

If Cathy blames her history teacher for her poor performance on a history test she is engaging in:

Which of the following statements is true of the concept of risky shift?

When Karen does poorly on a weekly test,she blames it on the distractions she had at school that week.In this scenario,Karen is using the _____ to justify her performance on the test.

Six people are competing in a tug-of-war competition.First,they compete as individuals,and then they compete as a team.It is observed that when they are competing as a team their combined effort level is less than the sum of their individual efforts.In the context of group influence,this reduction in effort when competing as a team is most likely due to the effect of:

In the context of group influence,_____ occurs when being part of a group reduces personal identity and erodes the sense of personal responsibility.