Exam 10: Social Psychology

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major components of attitudes?

Individuals who choose to neither maintain contact with their original culture, nor join the majority culture, are considered ________.

Following their classic study, Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) reported that those who got $1 for a boring task said it was more interesting than those who got $20.

Changing one's behavior in response to real or perceived social pressures is referred to as _______ by social psychologists.

When group members feel their efforts are going unrecognized, ____________ occurs.

Bill thinks that drug use is bad, but he has friends who use illicit drugs and he sometimes gets high himself. Socializing with drug users and using drugs himself illustrate which component of attitude?

Consider the way that most children feel about eating spinach. Unless the child is very unusual, you will probably not get a favorable reaction when you put a plate of spinach in front of that youngster. Discuss the child's responses from all three of the components of attitudes. Do you think a child's attitude would change if (s)he were served spinach immediately following a viewing of the movie Popeye, the famous "Spinach Eating" cartoon sailor?

The fundamental attribution error refers to:

To conform is to yield to __________.

Which statement correctly characterizes one aspect of Stanley Milgram’s study of obedience?

In the realm of person perception, the phenomenon called ______ is most closely associated with "first impressions."

Normative social pressure is based on:

Do you hold any stereotypes? If so, are they positive or negative assumptions about a group of people? Where do you think your stereotypes came from, and what factors may be involved in maintaining these beliefs?

Which of the following is an example of conformity?

Collectivist cultures seem to be more conducive to conformity than individualistic cultures.

In general, the first information we receive about a person has greater influence than later information. This is called:

According to the text, the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was a result of ___________.

It is time for a game of Jeopardy! The category is "Social Factors That Contribute to Stress." The revealed answer is "Lack of variety or meaningfulness of work." What will you say right before the buzzer sounds?

The social group viewed as the one with which a person identifies is called a(n) ________.

Stereotypes assume that members of the same group must have distinct differences between them.