Exam 16: Social Thinking and Social Influence

You are trying to study in the library, and several people sitting behind you are talking rather loudly. If you sit there and do nothing regarding this unreasonable situation, you are exhibiting passive __________.

Regarding self-assertion, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Dr. Vincent studies the human use of space, particularly in social settings, a field of study known as __________.

Arranging to perform under conditions that usually impair performance, so as to have an excuse for a poor showing is known as

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of true spiritual leaders?

Several of your classmates are volunteering at a nursing home for extra credit, and they tell you how much fun they are having helping with the "parties" and the weekly activities for the residents. Although you had planned to do the article assignment for extra credit, you change your mind and decide to volunteer at the nursing home. Your new attitude was formed because of

Which of the following consists of getting a person committed to fulfilling a request and then making the terms of the request less desirable?

Children who show unprejudiced attitudes and behaviors toward other children of differing backgrounds at school most likely developed these attitudes due to

If you are confident, you will tend to perform better when in the presence of others, which is referred to as social __________.

Which of the following would improve one's ability to be self-assertive?

During the third phase, a mixture of hope and fear emerge with additional pressures to conform serving to solidify the new attitudes developed in the preceding phase. This third phase is known as

When you suffer without protest someone smoking near you in a no smoking zone or talking loudly while you are trying to study in the library, you are exhibiting

Because we seldom know the real reasons for others' actions, we tend to infer causes from

A reference group is any group

A mixture of belief and emotion that summarizes our evaluation of objects and predicts or directs our future actions is called a(n)

Ava and Rebecca just received their psychology tests back, and both made a 65 on the test. Later, Ava found out her best friend made a 95 on the test, while Rebecca found out her best friend made a 98. After noting her friend's score, Ava decides that she is "just plain dumb," while Rebecca, after seeing her friend's test score, decides that she will increase her study time and use the course supplementary site to improve her test scores. Comparing their scores to their friends' scores resulted in Ava feeling "bad" and Rebecca being motivated to improve due to their __________ comparisons.

Achieved role is to psychologist as ascribed role is to

Which of the following is NOT one of the three factors that determine the success or failure of persuasion?

Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the students from conservative homes who attended liberal Bennington College and exhibited a significant shift toward more liberal attitudes?

When the participants in Milgram's experiment received their orders over the phone, they