Exam 12: Social Behavior

Virginia has a favorable attitude toward aerobics and working out. Just the thought of her daily workout is enough to make Virginia feel good, and she finds that when she is at the gym she feels much more relaxed and much less stressed. These emotional responses form part of the _____ component of Virginia's attitude toward working out.

Although physical attractiveness strongly influences interpersonal attraction, many individuals of average and below average attractiveness are involved in long-term relationships. This apparent paradox is BEST explained by the _____ hypothesis.

At the end of the Stanford Prison Simulation, Zimbardo concluded that _____ can lead normal, decent people to engage in sinister ways.

You believe that short men have a tendency to be insecure. The concept of illusory correlation implies that you will

The inferences that people draw about the causes of events, others' behavior, and their own behavior are called _____.

Which of the following statements concerning cultural variations regarding marriage relationships is NOT accurate?

When people estimate that they have encountered more confirmations of an association between social traits than they have actually seen, they have

James watches as a customer with at least 40 items lines up at his express checkout line. He decides the customer must be a real "idiot" to miss the sign that indicates James's checkout line is an express line with a limit of 10 items. James's attribution for the cause of the customer's behavior is consistent with

Rita believes that racial prejudice is wrong, but she also possesses subtle negative views about other races. Rita's negative views make up her _____ attitudes.

When the jury entered the jury room, most of the members thought that the defendant in the case was probably innocent, but some weren't certain. After discussing the case for four hours, all 12 jurors are now firmly convinced that the defendant did not commit the crime. The strengthening of the jurors' opinions following the group discussion is consistent with which of the following processes?

When the causes of a person's behavior are attributed to personal dispositions, traits, abilities, and feelings, it is a(n) _____ attribution.

People who are physically attractive are viewed as _____ than less attractive people.

Putting personal goals ahead of group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes is referred to as ​

The application of classical conditioning principles is MOST directly associated with the _____ component of attitudes.

A small public relations firm has four employees who are all opposed to the death penalty (anti-death penalty). Which of the following employees would be MOST likely to change his attitude concerning the death penalty?

Wallace and colleagues found the average correlation between attitudes and behavior to be about

Persuasion is MOST likely to be successful when the source of the persuasive communication ​

Sally and Neil have been married for 15 years. They have an extremely warm and trusting relationship, and even though Neil frequently travels on business, Sally never worries about him seeing other women. Sally and Neil share _____ love.

People tend to favor internal attributions when explaining others' behavior because

In which of the following situations is it MOST likely that a decision will be made to spend more money than budget guidelines suggest to hire "great entertainment" for an end-of-the-year banquet for an organization?