Exam 12: Social Psychology

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?

You want to visit Kenya, but your attitude about Kenya is changing as you read the news about the kidnappings that have occurred there. Which component of attitude is being affected?

According to research, __________.

Asch found that the likelihood of conformity increased with group size until __________ confederates were present.

Research suggests that we are more easily influenced by an attractive speaker than by an unattractive speaker.

Upon arriving at college and meeting your roommate, you sigh mightily as you listen to his endless droning on about how wonderful his girlfriend back home is. "I miss her so much and can't wait to see her during Thanksgiving break," he comments. Knowing a bit about social psychology and the rules of interpersonal attraction, what are you most likely to think to yourself?

What did Milgram study?

What term do psychologists use for how physically close two people are to each other?

It is 1951, and you are required to participate in a perception experiment. You join seven others seated in a room. You are shown a 10-inch test line and must choose the line that matches it in length from a choice of three lines. The experimenter, Solomon Asch, is studying __________.

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking or having the desire for a relationship with another person?

Experiments showing the effects of group pressure on conformity were conducted by __________.

In Asch's study, conformity decreased when __________.

The adage "Birds of a feather flock together" pertains most directly to the __________ factor in interpersonal attraction.

One of the keys to deindividuation is __________.

Central route is to peripheral route as __________.

According to the text, in which of the following has groupthink been known to occur?

Which of the following statements is an example of a situational attribution?

How can Coach Taylor get his football team to perform better if he suspects the players are exhibiting social loafing?

According to research, prejudice is reduced when people must __________.

The tendency of people to comply with a second, larger request after complying with a small request is called the __________ effect.