Exam 12: Social Psychology

Learned, relatively enduring feelings about people, objects, situations, or ideas are called __________.

List and define Sternberg's components of love.

The belief that every member of a given group must share some common feature-a belief that ignores the individuality of the group members-is called __________.

Professor Fleming's schedule has her teaching an honors section of psychology. Halfway through the semester, she is told that her class was NOT an honors section after all. She responds, "This is the best class I have ever taught, and the grades prove it." What concept might a social psychologist use to explain the high grades this class obtained and Professor Fleming's high opinion of the class?

Joel has practiced his difficult violin solo over and over before his performance. He has played it perfectly in his practice room. However, when he performs in public, he makes mistakes due to his anxiety. Joel is a victim of __________.

The notion that "mental patients are dangerous" is an example of a(n) __________.

A teacher decides against assigning group projects in which all group members get the same grade. What social psychological phenomenon might the teacher be concerned about?

Which of the following would result in cognitive dissonance?

Some have suggested that the results of Stanley Milgram's obedience study may have been due to the __________ effect.

Guilt may play an important role in getting people to make a commitment using the __________ approach.

Behavior that occurs when we change our actions or attitudes because of real or imagined group pressures is called __________.

Discuss the ethical dilemmas that resulted from Stanley Milgram's obedience research. Do you think that the ends justified the means in this case? Does the fact that nobody was really physically shocked make a difference? What if you wanted to conduct a replication of the experiment but wanted to actually administer shocks? Do you think that the findings would change regarding the obedience of the participants?

How are proximity to others and attraction correlated?

Invulnerability, rationalization, and insularity are three characteristics of groupthink.

In March 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 the police to request assistance.

In Sternberg's triangular theory of love, which type of love contains the elements found at each of the three corners of the triangle?

The extent to which the first information we receive about someone influences our impression of that person more than later information is called __________.

Keion'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 Keion a joint. Keion declines the offer, stating that he hates drugs. Which method of attitude formation is involved here?

One of your friends tells you, "I didn't like the environmental-awareness presentation today. First of all, it was too long, not to mention the person that gave it was drinking out of a polystyrene cup and drove away in a huge SUV." What kind of processing might your friend be using?

Sandy was a juror in the trial for a man accused of stealing guns from a sporting-goods store. The defendant was not very well spoken and came from a very poor background, but Sandy listened carefully to the evidence presented and made her decision based on that. Sandy was using __________ processing.