Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context

In a busy shopping mall, Leslie and others notice that an elderly person has fallen and is clearly in distress. In deciding whether to intervene, Leslie looks around to see how other people are responding. The behaviour in which Leslie is engaging is known as

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Studies have revealed that when identical and fraternal twins are compared, the identical twins are more similar in their _____________ behaviours.

People are most likely to aggress against another person when they perceive that the other person's behaviour was

Your new roommate leaves dirty laundry all over the room and you assume that the roommate must be a slob. You ignore the fact that the roommate is currently taking the finals and working 40 hours per week. You would be making the ________.

Wood and colleagues found that minority influence is strongest when it remains independent of majority pressure.

The phenomenon of social facilitation refers to how people perform better on individual tasks when they perform in front of an audience or have co-actors. However, when people involved in a group task exert less effort than they would if they were performing individually, then ________________ has occurred.

An economics graduate student is at a workshop where a presenter is attempting to persuade people to make a rather risky but potentially profitable financial investment. After carefully considering the presenter's arguments, the student finds this person's idea sound and compelling and decides to invest. This example best demonstrates the ________.

Suppose that someone has just opened a new restaurant near your school and you have been convinced to walk around for three hours on a very hot day carrying a big, heavy sign advertising this restaurant. You would probably rate this activity as most enjoyable if someone paid you $1 to do it according to _____________.

List and give examples of four different types of compliance techniques. Give specific examples to demonstrate each of the techniques.

Based on his research, John Gottman (1998) concluded that marital satisfaction and divorce rates can both be predicted with about ___________ accuracy.

A fitness enthusiast exerts more by working out harder when they go to the gym with friends. This individual performing harder in the presence of friends can be explained as ___________.

All of the following were mentioned as factors that increase the likelihood of a bystander helping EXCEPT

When a college student gets good marks on a test, the student says it is well-deserved, as they studied very hard for the test. However, when a friend scores high on a different test, the student says, the friend scored high because the test was very easy. What is the student using to describe the behaviour?

Counter-attitudinal behaviours change attitudes because they generate an uncomfortable state of tension according to the theory of _______________, whereas the ________________ argues that the same changes are the product of logically inferring attitudes based on the observation of behaviour.

How and why does proximity influence affiliation and attraction?

In a carefully controlled experiment, a doctor orders a nurse to administer 50 mg of a drug to a patient. The nurse knows that the recommended dose is 20 mg and the maximum allowed dose is 40 mg. In one condition, the doctor gives the nurse the order by telephone. According to research by Milgram, approximately what percentage of nurses receiving the order by phone will comply with the 50 mg order?

Under which of the following conditions do attitudes best predict behaviour?

Describe in detail the design and results of Stanley Milgram's obedience ("shock training") study. Discuss the impact of three different factors that can affect obedience. How important were various personal characteristics in predicting obedience?

One of the reasons that people are attracted to physically beautiful individuals is that