Exam 10: Social Psychology

Which of the following people may have the greatest ability to cope with stress?

Social psychology is the scientific study of how a person's behavior, thoughts, and feelings are influenced by _______.

The major problem with the groupthink theory is which of the following?

If you had young children who were attending Jane Elliott's class in the second grade, would you want them to undergo her blue eye-brown eye project? Why or why not? Do you think parents should have the right to prevent their children from going through such an experience? Is the pain that the children may experience worth the lessons they may learn from the project?

Which individual is most likely to experience acculturative stress?

Which of the following should LaShonda avoid if she wants to reduce cognitive dissonance?

Which type of love is defined as commitment only?

What is the primacy effect, as it relates to impression formation, more commonly known as?

The study of obedience took on a renewed importance in the wake of ________.

Using Sternberg's triangular theory of love, describe two relationships in your life (e.g., your parents or your current love relationship) and discuss how these relationships fit into one or more of Sternberg's forms of love.

Car salesmen often encourage a test drive. Perhaps they know about ___________.

An attitude has ______ major components.

We tend to _________ attractive people more than we do less attractive people.

Give one reason why televised violence may be related to aggressive behaviors in children.

Which of the following is NOT an example of "groupthink"?

One effect of deindividuation that may contribute to mob violence is ___________.

Researchers have found that a ____________ degree of fear in a message makes it more effective, particularly when it is combined with ____________.

Which of the following statements about prejudice and discrimination is NOT true?

The idea that we often learn about ourselves by comparing our performance with that of other people is reflective of:

The prime minister notices that her closest advisors never seem to disagree with her or with each other on a lot of important issues, such as arms control. She worries that she is not getting the pros and cons of different issues because her advisors are engaging in ______.