Exam 10: Social Psychology

After agreeing to Nat's request to share her lecture notes from one class, Maria now agrees to Nat's request to share her notes from three classes. This example illustrates the ________technique.

The tendency for people to exaggerate the importance of their contributions in shaping events is termed ___________.

Dr. Cirillo divided her first-period class into two groups. One group had to read 20 pages in a boring psychology text, but would get 2 extra points on the next test. The other group also read 20 pages but were given 25 points towards the next test. The class members were then asked to tell the second-period class how interesting the book was. According to the results of the Festinger and Carlsmith study, what predictions could one make about the remarks of the first-period class?

The tendency to overestimate the number of people who hold the same opinions as we do is called _____________.

Asch had subjects judge the length of straight lines after they heard "fake" subjects consistently give the same incorrect length judgment. Under this kind of social influence, the real subjects conformed to a distorted view of reality on about ________ of the judgment trials.

"I hate Walt Disney World. Whenever I take the kids there, with all the crowds and the heat, I realize how much I hate that place." Which method of attitude formation is involved in this example?

In Festinger and Carlsmith's (1959) classic study on cognitive dissonance, participants who were paid $20 for doing a boring task, in contrast to those who were paid $1 for doing the same task, ________.

Upon review of their participation in Milgram's obedience study, 84% of the participants reported that they regretted having been involved, and that they felt that their discovery that they were, in fact, cruel people had lasting damage on their self-esteem.

All of the following are decision points in helping behavior EXCEPT ____________.

In the famous Milgram experiment on obedience, who received a shock?

Roberta is trying to decide whether to vote for a political candidate. Based on what she has read about him, she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position, but she agrees with his political positions. Also, she trusts him and likes his decisive personality. In fact, she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign. Her opinion that the candidate is not qualified represents the ______ component of her attitude toward him.

Which statement best describes an important finding of Milgram's classic research?

When Milgram tested the assumption that the subjects blindly obeyed instructions because they were in a "safe" university setting, he found that:

Which of the following is NOT true?

Research suggests that we are more easily influenced by an attractive speaker than by an unattractive speaker.

The hormone associated with aggression seems to be ___________.

Which of the following is the correct definition of cognitive dissonance?

An example of ________ is the decision by NASA to launch the space shuttle Challenger despite widespread concerns about parts of the shuttle being unacceptable.

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until _______ confederates were present.

Your attitudes are most likely to influence specific behaviors when the attitudes are __________.