Exam 10: Social Psychology

The extent to which the first information we receive about someone influences our impression of that person more than later information is called _______.

What did Milgram study?

Luis picks up a pack of cigarettes and reads, "Cigarette smoking is harmful to your health." Which one of the following statements leads one to believe Luis is actually having cognitive dissonance?

What is groupthink?

According to the scapegoat theory, prejudice and discrimination are a result of __________.

Research has found support for Asch's findings in countries including Hong Kong, Japan, and Zimbabwe. In fact, in these locations the conformity effect was even higher than Asch reported. What might explain this increase in conformity?

The factor most likely to determine whether group think becomes a problem for a group is group _______.

Which of the following is one of the ways in which religion helps people reduce or cope with stress?

What is the relationship between expertise and persuasion?

_______ found that normal people in normal times will often follow orders to hurt innocent people.

Learned, relatively enduring feelings about objects, events, or issues are called ___________.

The ________ theory suggests that we often learn about ourselves by comparing our performance with that of other people.