Exam 12: Social Psychology

Many businesses now require their employees to work in teams, believing that a group of four to five employees will accomplish more than four to five individuals working alone. This is an example of what concept?

Conformity tends to be higher when a task is __________.

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

A major reason why people won't help when there are many bystanders is because __________.

After agreeing to Noel's request to share her lecture notes from history class, Aria now agrees to Noel's request to share her notes from three other classes. This example illustrates the __________ technique.

Asch (1951) used __________ to study informational conformity.

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

In the Milgram experiment on obedience, the __________ was a confederate of the experimenter.

Attributions are __________.

In Zimbardo's prison study, male college students agreed to participate in a 2-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards. After the prisoners staged a revolt, the researchers found that __________.

Behavior that is initiated or changed in response to a request, as opposed to a command or direct order, is an example of __________.

Gerard goes to a job interview dressed in patched blue jeans, a torn T-shirt, and sandals. His hair is uncombed, and he hasn't shaved in a few days. Obviously, Gerard knows nothing about __________.

In Solomon Asch's study, which factor INCREASED the rate of conformity?

The factor most likely to determine whether groupthink becomes a problem for a group is group __________.

The basis of the realistic conflict theory is that arguments that occur over genuine problems lead to more violence than arguments that occur over petty or irrelevant issues.

When we make situational attributions, we are identifying the source of an action as something __________.

Which of the following conditions is conducive to creating a groupthink effect?

How might someone who unknowingly is committing the fundamental attribution error explain Stanley Milgram's obedience study?

The tendency to base attributions solely on internal factors without considering the situation is called __________.

In a crowded mall parking lot, dozens of people hear a female voice yell, "He's killing me!" Yet no one calls the police. What is the reason for the lack of action, according to Darley and Latané?