Exam 16: Social Thinking and Social Influence

The scientific study of how individuals behave, think, and feel in the presence of others is called __________ psychology.

The actor-observer bias refers to the tendency to assign

Smokers are told on every pack that cigarettes endanger their lives. Some smokers actually quit, although many more convince themselves that smoking is not really dangerous by citing examples of heavy smokers who lived long lives, by spending time with other smokers, and by avoiding any information that links smoking with cancer. By doing this, the smoker is able to reduce the tension created by

In Milgram's studies, which of the following circumstances listed resulted in the SMALLEST percentage of subjects obeying the orders of the authority?

Perry believes that Georgia lost her job because she was incompetent when, in reality, the company was just downsizing. Perry has committed

The core of groupthink involves

Dr. Fareed is a sociologist who studies criminal behavior. She conducts a study looking at the causes of criminal behavior in urban neighborhoods. Her conclusion is that most of those people who engage in shoplifting do so because of increased poverty caused by the economic downturn. Dr. Fareed has attributed shoplifting to an

Which of the following persons analyzed a series of disastrous decisions made by government officials and came to the conclusion that many such fiascoes are the result of groupthink?

Which of the following refers to an engineered or forced attitude change involving a captive audience?

The network of roles, communication pathways, and power in a group is known as

For many students, the demands of college, work, and family create

Conformity, obedience, and compliance are all examples of

The degree of attraction among group members or their commitment to remaining in the group is referred to as group __________.

Larrian has just started her new job as a college professor. She has bought a new professional wardrobe of tailored suits to wear. When she starts her job, she notices that almost all professors are dressed more casually and are wearing "comfortable" shoes. The first few days she is teaching, she gets compliments on her wardrobe, but after a few weeks, she gets asked "if her feet hurt" or "doesn't she get hot in the jacket." Larrian soon finds that she is taking the jacket off and has now started wearing lower heeled shoes. Larrian most likely made this change due to

During the Korean War, the Communist Chinese used which of the following techniques on prisoners of war to coerce them to sign false confessions?

Basing attitudes on a few unusually good or bad experiences with a person, group, object, or institution is known as

In Festinger's classic experiment, college students did an extremely boring task for a long time. Afterward, they were asked to help lure others into the experiment by pretending that the task was interesting and enjoyable. Later they were asked their opinion of the task. Those paid $20 for luring more participants

Which of the following has been implicated as a contributing factor in the failure of Penn State University administrators to deal appropriately with a longstanding pattern of child sexual abuse by then Penn State football coach Gerry Sandusky?

Self-handicapping becomes a problem

When both sides of an argument are presented to a well-informed audience, attitude change