Exam 10: Social Psychology

Which of the following people would probably not be a prime candidate for membership into a cult?

Following the direct orders of someone in a position of higher authority is called:

Milgram's study on obedience has been criticized on the basis of _____________.

______ is a change of behavior in response to an explicit request.

A person asks you if you would volunteer to counsel delinquent youths at a detention center for two years. When you refuse, she asks you if you could supervise the youths during a trip to the zoo. She is using the ______ technique.

Which of the following brain structures has been identified as being particularly important in one's acting in a prosocial manner?

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

Factors that determine the effect of a communicator include:

In March of 1964, Kitty Genovese was the victim of a brutal assault that led to her death in the entryway of her apartment complex. Police reports indicate that out of the 38 people who observed the attack happening, ________ called 911 to request assistance during the fatal attack.

Which of the following statements concerning social categorization is correct?

Which of the following is NOT a step in making a decision to help?

After a group of gang members learned that their friend had died in a seemingly random accident, several of the friends started blaming a rival gang for the death. Even though there was no evidence whatsoever that the death had been intentional, the more the gang members talked the more passionate they became in their belief that an act of revenge was necessary. What concept from social psychology may contribute to an act of violent revenge in this case?

Which of the following examples describes the rule of attraction called reciprocity of liking?

A response, either positive or negative, toward a certain person, idea, object, or situation is called _____________.

The participants of Milgram's obedience study played the role of "learner" in the experiment.

In order to reduce groupthink, which of the following strategies would NOT be employed?

Jaquan's parents have been talking to him about the negative aspects of drugs ever since he was a youngster. Now that he is a teenager, he knows that some of his friends smoke marijuana. At a party one night, a friend offers Jaquan a joint. Jaquan declines the offer, stating that he hates drugs. Even though he has never tried drugs to form his own opinion of them, which method of attitude formation has kept him from making a mistake?

According to Darley and Latané, the main factor causing people to refrain from helping is not wanting to get involved.

A relatively stable organization of beliefs, feelings, and behavior tendencies toward something or someone else is a(n) __________.

The "World-Will-End-on-June-7" group got together on June 7 to pray as the world ended. The next day, the world did not end. The leader of the group said, "Our prayers saved the world." What process was responsible for the attitude change?