Exam 12: Social Behavior

When Stoner (1961) compared the average decision of a group's individual members against their group decision generated through group discussion, he found that

George believes all white males are snobbish, standoffish, cold, and money hungry. George's belief about white males can be viewed as a(n) _____.

The NASA personnel who were in charge of the Space Shuttle launch had clear evidence that freezing temperatures could pose a problem for the Shuttle, but they chose to ignore the evidence and proceeded with the launch anyway. The process that would BEST explain why the launch went ahead, even though there was evidence that indicated it should be delayed, is ​

The group polarization effect implies that ​

All of the following statements concerning stereotypes are accurate EXCEPT ​

In the research on romantic attraction, which of the following did researchers discover to be the key determinant of a person's initial attraction to someone else?

Briefly describe the physical and psychological factors that contribute to attraction in our culture.

Explain how stereotypes and other factors contribute to subjectivity in person perception.

Joel and Kirk both work with a stock brokerage firm. Joel is considered to be extremely attractive, and Kirk is considered to be average in appearance. Based on research that has investigated the effects of physical appearance in person perception, you should predict that

In persuasion, the information transmitted is referred to as the

Social psychological research has repeatedly shown that people's common sense explanations for human behavior are often wrong. This illustrates the unifying theme from the textbook concerning the importance of

Alphonse failed his geology midterm. According to Weiner's attributional model, if Alphonse makes an external-unstable attribution for his failure, he is MOST likely to say,

A positive or negative evaluation of an object of thought defines a(n)

When members of a cohesive group emphasize concurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision, _____ is said to have occurred.

Samantha had not really thought much about who should get her vote, but for the entire month before the election, she constantly heard messages saying, "Vote for Don Green. He's the best person for the job." On election day, after voting for Don Green, she told her friends that she believed he truly was the best candidate. Based on the research into factors that influence persuasion, it appears that Samantha has been influenced MOST by ​

Eric has joined a new fraternity. If the other fraternity members now consider Eric as part of their ingroup, they are MORE likely to

What is conformity? How is it different from obedience?

Research on factors contributing to building relationships seems to support the adage,

The beliefs people have concerning the object of an attitude describes the _____ component of an attitude.

While at the dentist, six-year-old Alex listened as his mom told the dentist she flosses her teeth at least three times a week. Alex noticed that the dentist smiled at and complimented his mom on her behavior. As a result of this brief encounter, Alex's mom will be likely to continue to floss as a result of _____, and Alex will be likely to have a favorable attitude concerning flossing as a result of _____.